I'd say more that she was in the wrong due to her framing (and then the follow up in the comments).
Here's what I wrote below:
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Nothing wrong with a statement that says, "hey, this story has just a single source. I have no specific reason to disbelieve it, but I'm also not going to just assume it is 100% true either."
I'd say more that she was in the wrong due to her framing (and then the follow up in the comments).
Here's what I wrote below:
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Nothing wrong with a statement that says, "hey, this story has just a single source. I have no specific reason to disbelieve it, but I'm also not going to just assume it is 100% true either."
Making a full length article to highlight all the reasons for active doubt rather than patient skepticism is quite a bit different than that, even if a technical line wasn't crossed.
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And if the main point is about journalistic integrity then make that the main point. Pretty easy to do, if that's what a writer wants to do. "Whether this story is true or not is beside the point I'd like to make: "
Also, I don't believe it was the Columbus Dispatch that didn't wait. They're the ones that reported on the arrest and the apparent dishonesty of the Ohio AG.
I'd say more that she was in the wrong due to her framing (and then the follow up in the comments).
Here's what I wrote below:
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Nothing wrong with a statement that says, "hey, this story has just a single source. I have no specific reason to disbelieve it, but I'm also not going to just assume it is 100% true either."
Making a full length article to highlight all the reasons for active doubt rather than patient skepticism is quite a bit different than that, even if a technical line wasn't crossed.
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And if the main point is about journalistic integrity then make that the main point. Pretty easy to do, if that's what a writer wants to do. "Whether this story is true or not is beside the point I'd like to make: "
Also, I don't believe it was the Columbus Dispatch that didn't wait. They're the ones that reported on the arrest and the apparent dishonesty of the Ohio AG.