GamerDad And The Action News Team 27
Last week we reported on a travesty of journalism; A local newsteam decrying the Pictochat DS program for being dangerous to children. Well, it turns out that respected family gaming site GamerDad actually told them they were wrong before they even reported the story. From the article: "When contacted for the story, I talked for a good fifteen minutes about the possibility of this situation occurring and what might have to take place to facilitate it. I specifically explained that turning on the DS in a public place has never turned up a Pictochatter. Never. I've tried a bunch of times to see if anyone attempts to use it in public. I also said at least three or four times that Pictochat was not Internet enabled, even after I received a call-back asking if it were possible for this to happen at one of Philadelphia's 'Wi-Fi hotspots' which are also mentioned in the article."
before we get all pissy.... (Score:3, Insightful)
My guess would be that she had conflicting information and went ahead with what the parents had told her.
Truth doesn't sell. (Score:4, Insightful)
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Muckraking (Score:3, Insightful)
I think the best thing to do is to talk to the reporters. It is up to them to quote you properly, and get the story straight.
Re:before we get all pissy.... (Score:5, Insightful)
And my guess would be she had conflicting information and decided that it would sell better if she uncovered some horrible problem that proved the children needed saving. I'd say her mistake was 100% intentional, regardless of how you look at it. Either she had conflicting stories and went ahead to boost her career knowing she was likely wrong, or she had conflicting stories and decided not to dig any deeper before going forward with the story. Either way, she was wrong.
Re:before we get all pissy.... (Score:3, Insightful)
Typically when these things happen the independent jounalist covers that side of the story too. In the face of this conflicting evidence she chose the story that would sell more: "Oh noes! Your kids are in daaaaaanger!".
i don't get it (Score:3, Insightful)