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It's a recognised problem in the industry and actually nobody thinks it's OK.
But it continues.
... what's needed is cooperation and coordination which is difficult with news org's competing on the sames story.
So the harm it causes is known about and understood, yet it persists in order to preserve a competitive edge?
No wonder the public at large have no faith in journalists being responsible for policing their own behaviour.
Scilly.Suffolk-
But in the False Dichotomy World the only alternative is to completely shut down the journalism industry!
Won't someone think of the journalists!
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So the harm it causes is known about and understood, yet it persists in order to preserve a competitive edge?
No wonder the public at large have no faith in journalists being responsible for policing their own behaviour.
Ironically it persists because that's what the readers want. But also because getting journos from lots of different outlets to do something is like herding cats. The fact remains that if they don't try to get comment they're not reporting the story properly.
Greenbank
Fox
Absolutely. It's a recognised problem in the industry and actually nobody thinks it's OK. But what's needed is cooperation and coordination which is difficult with news org's competing on the sames story.