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16. NYT writers should Always take Josh Marshall's Advice to his reporters..

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 07:04 PM

Jul 2015

How Did This Happen Exactly? - By Josh Marshall

Great advice from Josh Marshall.. especially to writers @ NYT..

"What I frequently tell reporters who I work with is to run this little thought experiment when you're about to publish a big piece or something a lot rides on. Pretend that the story blows up in your face. And you have to explain to me or your editor what went wrong. If you're the reporter in that case, you take your lumps but when you have that conversation you really want to be able to say and explain how you covered every base, checked every box on the list and it still went wrong. When you go through that exercise it often makes you think of some box that hasn't been checked that you really want to have checked if you find yourself in a real version of that hypothetical conversation."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/how-did-this-happen-exactly

DonViejo http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251473979#post10

Mahalo DeepModem Mom

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Here it is, from the NYT Public Editor: "A Clinton Story Fraught with Inaccuracies" [View all] DeepModem Mom Jul 2015 OP

And the band wagon by some on DU smelt blood in the water. William769 Jul 2015 #1

Indeed! DeepModem Mom Jul 2015 #2

But no one will back down mcar Jul 2015 #8

One of them fought long and hard with me that Clinton was ABSOLUELY being referred lark Jul 2015 #17

I'd say "no" to the learning question. lark Jul 2015 #18

This is the important part of this article, way down at the bottom: George II Jul 2015 #3

Indeed. Thanks for calling attention to that important assessment! nt DeepModem Mom Jul 2015 #4

Well.... cynzke Jul 2015 #11

And by "the government," Baquet means Trey Gowdy? nt DeepModem Mom Jul 2015 #12

"We lunged at the chance to tear down Hillary Clinton like sharks around chum Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #5

Yep! nt DeepModem Mom Jul 2015 #6

Nailed it! nt sheshe2 Jul 2015 #7

They have had to retract stories about both Clintons before this. I believe that it was done... Walk away Jul 2015 #9

And, of course, many more see the article than see the retraction. nt DeepModem Mom Jul 2015 #10

Once the story is out of the bag, they can retract and rewrite and apologize all they want... George II Jul 2015 #13

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2015 #14

So Was Judith Miller swilton Jul 2015 #15

NYT writers should Always take Josh Marshall's Advice to his reporters.. Cha Jul 2015 #16

What a frivolous waste libodem Jul 2015 #19