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Politics and Sausage Making's avatar

Not only do many people seek media sources that they already agree with, but apparently, they are demanding that these sources confirm their biases. Anything is better than thinking independently.

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John D. Heubusch's avatar

Par for the course. Kagan resigns claiming Bezos stepped in to prevent a Harris endorsement to curry favor with Trump. One would presume an Editor-at-Large for a major national news outlet would rely on at least one journalistic news standard to substantiate his claim. An on-the-record source or two? A written document or e-mail? A recording? How about a call to Bezos or Trump seeking confirmation of the claim?

Crickets. Not a shred of evidence to substantiate his allegation. He's treated this "story" the same way the Post has unfortunately treated "news" gathering for years. Did Bezos can an endorsement of Harris to curry favor from Trump for Amazon or Blue Origin? I've not a clue. But I do know that before I publicly claimed he did, I'd first uncover enough facts to prove it to keep my journalistic integrity intact.

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