Also, there is a journalism lesson here besides Guardian's irresponsible and opportunistic dropping the ball on WhatsApp story. +
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Alarmism gets clicks. Guardian rode the wave of pageviews—despite being told the danger its story posed. Asked me to write "counterpoint".
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I refused because "on the one hand; on the other hand" pitting misleading alarmist clickbait against complex truths confuses people more.
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Journalism, if it has a point, has to take the side of complex truths and stand behind them. Why should anyone pay for alarmist clickbait?
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This, by the way, is also why the infosec community is fawning over the Teen Vogue article. It's good. https://twitter.com/funnymonkey/status/837653208168198144 …
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And the journo who wrote for Teen Vogue on comsec—looking to do a piece on antivirus software. *faints* Ping her.—> https://twitter.com/njkobie/status/837668852687323136 …
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Why I'm still on this case. Disinformation & conjuring undue doubt is *the* model to muddy the waters on everything.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/837696035556249600 …
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Kudos for your efforts. Why not write a Guardian article about the Guardian's response? Better than waiting for ombudsman, no?
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I was afraid it would get into the "on the one hand; on the other hand" nihilism, turn into clickbait and confuse ppl more.
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How about this article: "Forget about who's technically right: This is how the redactions process works at the Guardian" ?
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That may yet come. Now waiting for the ombudsman to respond.
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