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   Dan Gillmor (dangillmor@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 16-Sep-2024 01:35:04 JST Dan Gillmor

   The New York Times never did want to call lies what they are. So it's reverted to the limp expression "false claim" in its Trump world coverage.

   Such journalistic cowardice, but we can't expect anything better.

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     James Gleick (gleick@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 16-Sep-2024 01:35:08 JST James Gleick

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     @dangillmor Clearly there is a paper-wide written policy. There must be a memo to staff. They owe it to readers to explain.

     #lies

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     Cindy Weinstein (cindyweinstein@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 16-Sep-2024 01:35:11 JST Cindy Weinstein

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     • James Gleick

     @gleick @dangillmor. I would love to read that explanation! I'm already composing the Onion version of it!

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     Dan Gillmor (dangillmor@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 16-Sep-2024 01:35:11 JST Dan Gillmor

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     • James Gleick

     @gleick Exhibit 28,499 in why they jettisoned the ombudsman job...