New York Times reviewing reporting on San Bernardino assailants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/12/17/new-york-times-reviewing-reporting-on-san-bernardino-assailants/
That the New York Times appears to have botched this
story isn't a shocker. "American law enforcement officials" --
upon whom the paper relied for its scoop -- are famous for
feeding contradictory and unfounded information to the media.
"Social media," too, is a confusing term, in that a great many
such platforms mix public-facing messages with private
correspondence capabilities. "Precision in language in these
stories is very important," said Gomez. Yet the paper's
explanation is indeed a shocker, especially these two sentences,
which we'll repeat for emphasis ...
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