“Lorenz is one of the most inept, reckless and unethical reporters ever at a major paper. But this framework prevails: criticizing her means you’re a misogynistic bully; defending her is how liberal male journalists prove they’re Good Allies.” Glenn Greenwald
"Once upon a time, The Washington Post was a credible news and investigative journalism organization. In fact, they broke the Watergate story back in the day. But they are no longer a credible news and investigative journalism organization. Now, they are simply partisan propaganda hacks who prioritize agenda and narrative over truth and objectivity. And the last few days have been a barrage of firsthand anecdotal evidence of this fact, with numerous people laying out the evidence of WaPo’s complete lack of journalistic ethics and morals. Blatant lies, carefully manipulated and edited information, insufficient corrections, stealthy edits after publication, and so much more. And as The Washington Post is at the center of a number of stories on the subject of their amorality and unethical journalism, how do they respond? By very publicly reprimanding and suspending a reporter who retweeted a joke they deemed to be “sexist” about how “Every girl is bi, you just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.”
"Ladies and gentlemen, The Washington Post’s priorities. Horrifying breaches of journalistic integrity, ethics, and morals are no big thing, but how dare you retweet a joke about women, sexuality, and mental health! Here’s a quick rundown of how it’s been for The Washington Post the last couple of days.
"On June 4th, Glenn Greenwald posted a Twitter thread about how “The Washington Post has now been caught publishing multiple lies as part of the Lorenz article.” Here is the thread from Greenwald for reference. It’s well worth a read.
"WPost has now been caught publishing multiple lies as part of the Lorenz article. I don’t mean reckless errors: there were many. I mean blatant lies.
"But because Lorenz is a symbol of media liberalism, reporters will rank-close to defend her, then wonder why nobody trusts them." Glenn Greenwald
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