Some news sources call out when they make mistakes and own up to them. And they get piled on for being wrong.
Other news sources (ahem...) say misleading stuff frequently and never correct it, never retract it and continue to mislead their audience.
This whole concept of pile one because someone admitted their wrong has to be the least healthy event I've ever seen. And yet instead of it going down as upholding editorial standards, it will be a case of "see they're wrong, don't trust them".
As an example, a significant portion of an American political party spent years believing (still believe last I checked) a former US president was born in Kenya.
Yes, it takes courage to admit you were wrong in front of a global audience. I blame them for not having the proper fact-checking procedures in place for the podcast, but I applaud them for owning this and for their apparent willingness to learn from this.
Some news sources call out when they make mistakes and own up to them. And they get piled on for being wrong.
Other news sources (ahem...) say misleading stuff frequently and never correct it, never retract it and continue to mislead their audience.
This whole concept of pile one because someone admitted their wrong has to be the least healthy event I've ever seen. And yet instead of it going down as upholding editorial standards, it will be a case of "see they're wrong, don't trust them".
As an example, a significant portion of an American political party spent years believing (still believe last I checked) a former US president was born in Kenya.