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It also wouldn't be considered "news" to write an article about the Earth not being flat. When it was news it absolutely would have been been correct to critically examine the facts from both sides before writing a news article about it. Last edited by Barcey; 07-01-2014 at 09:12 AM. |
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The reason reputable news organizations put in place their verification and validation processes is because most people are not aware of their internalized biases and do not willingly challenge their internalized world view. Since they won't do it themselves, the organization must do it for them.
And if the organization fails to police their own standards it is the organization that suffers loss of credibility. Publish enough unverifiable rumor and innuendo and it becomes THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER. Or at least Slate. Last edited by fjtorres; 07-01-2014 at 08:03 AM. |
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They followed the money, didn't they? They weren't just publishing unverified allegations, they followed protocol they way it is supposed to be followed and they had actual evidence of law breaking. Rumormongering isn't investigative reporting. |
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Negotiations are an iterative process and mid-process snapshots tend to be misleading. |
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Maybe once in a while. But most of their stories were not based on documents. And lots were based on a single anonymous source (Deep Throat/Mark Felt).
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It merely tells us what the consequences of Amazon not having a firm agreement for selling something is. Theoretically Hachette could be demanding a million dollars per book sold, or Amazon could be demanding to buy books at a penny per book. But the prices on Amazon.com wouldn't tell us one way or the other. |
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Likewise, in business to business one purpose of NDAs is to keep external pressures (like from the workforce) from the process. How often do you see (for example) tire companies or battery companies leak "details" from their negotiations with Ford or Toyota to scare their employees and get positive press for themselves? Two party negotiations don't get very far when a third party inserts itself in the middle or, worse, is drafted. Last edited by fjtorres; 07-02-2014 at 10:49 AM. |
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Here is what happens to said bias when there is actually an Amazon side of the story to report on:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/amazo...tte-1404252554 |
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Here is the same story picked up on an Australian newspaper site; I don't think think that will have a similar problem: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/busi...d03b29faaf379e |
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