Link: http://mije.org/richardprince/politico-suspended-reporter-reach-agreement-0 (sent via Shareaholic) ----
"Yet it's easy to miss the larger lesson in my cautionary tale – that a tiny group of organizations with internet access, a money pipeline and next to no credibility can coerce powerful, independent news organizations that pride themselves on speaking truth to power. Rather than inform the public or operate as a legitimate check on the media, pointing out gaps in newsroom diversity or errors in coverage, members of the RWNM only care about their agenda: harassing, undermining, discrediting and embarrassing people who don't agree with their view of the world."
"Yet it's easy to miss the larger lesson in my cautionary tale – that a tiny group of organizations with internet access, a money pipeline and next to no credibility can coerce powerful, independent news organizations that pride themselves on speaking truth to power. Rather than inform the public or operate as a legitimate check on the media, pointing out gaps in newsroom diversity or errors in coverage, members of the RWNM only care about their agenda: harassing, undermining, discrediting and embarrassing people who don't agree with their view of the world."
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