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In reply to the discussion: Claims by Joy Reids Cybersecurity Expert Fall Apart [View all]0rganism
(24,591 posts)no need to claim she was hacked even if it's true. make a lot of public statements repudiating her alleged prior viewpoint, and eventually everyone moves on from this without extended repercussions.
instead Joy's burning her own rep. needlessly. what the hell does she gain from doing this?
above all, journalists (not right-wing "entertainers" posing as journalists) need to be perceived as credible or they'll wither away. her assertions of hacking and foul play are not holding up well. the longer this saga continues, the more she's tainted with the appearance of dishonesty, and the harder it will be to re-establish credibility. for her, a loss of credibility will be far more damaging then a prior bout with homophobia, which is far too common in this society anyway, she could have turned this issue into a winner but instead, in a flurry of completely unforced errors, she's torching her own career. all i can figure is someone she trusts gave her extremely poor advice.