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thesquanderer

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13. Accuracy in reporting (and headlines) still matters.
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 12:27 PM
Jun 2019

I understand, your concern is the same either way. I'm just talking about how it's described in the press. The situation is bad enough, without exaggerating it to make it worse, which in turns gives opponents an excuse to say things like "fake news" or "the other side does it too." Over-stating your case weakens it in the long run. In this case, the story essentially says his advisors are worried that he might leak, it doesn't say that they believe he will leak, and while you are right to be concerned either way, they don't mean the same thing.

K&R, Why isn't that one line a full blown story with top headline in all the M$M ?! They don't under uponit7771 Jun 2019 #1
The NYT is 'the' national newspaper, it's not appropriate for NYt to put 'shit on blast' empedocles Jun 2019 #3
The NYT, like Mueller and Pelosi, have a sense of where their strength is, and what is needed. empedocles Jun 2019 #4
Shit blasting ?? My god, this is treason !!!! pangaia Jun 2019 #10
Abramson's revised headline does not reflect what the story actually says. thesquanderer Jun 2019 #6
" Believing Trump will leak is very different from worrying about the possibility that he might leak pangaia Jun 2019 #11
Accuracy in reporting (and headlines) still matters. thesquanderer Jun 2019 #13
Yes they technically aren't the same meaning LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #20
and accuracy still matters stopdiggin Jun 2019 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #27
No difference to me either n/t dajoki Jun 2019 #19
The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is noted for his loyalty... Achilleaze Jun 2019 #2
Trump has Already Betrayed Our Country, Repeatedly dlk Jun 2019 #5
And no one stops him. triron Jun 2019 #7
because beyond the headline, the orange asshole stops reading. Javaman Jun 2019 #8
My thoughts too. Duppers Jun 2019 #15
K&R ffr Jun 2019 #9
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2019 #12
K & R Duppers Jun 2019 #14
So if the information is so sensitive that even Trump can't handle it randr Jun 2019 #16
our intelligence wants this as a shot across the bow stopdiggin Jun 2019 #23
Impeach the MUTHAFUCKA!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬&# BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2019 #17
Preach it FakeNoose Jun 2019 #21
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2019 #22
Was the article written by Maggie Haberman? Fla Dem Jun 2019 #18
PENTAGON BELIEVES TRUMP WILL BETRAY COUNTRY AGAIN IF GIVEN CHANCE OMGWTF Jun 2019 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #26
Thank you Seth!!!! spanone Jun 2019 #28
PENTAGON BELIEVES TRUMP WILL BETRAY COUNTRY IF GIVEN CHANCE Cha Jun 2019 #29
The Pentagon also sees the coming effects of climate change MasonDreams Jun 2019 #30
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