Michelle Malkin says:
The newspaper that was hoaxed by Jayson Blair covers the magazine that was hoaxed by Stephen Glass, and which is now under tough scrutiny over the work of pseudonymous soldier “Scott Thomas.”
I am not altogether comfortable with Michelle’s use of words, here. The use of the word “hoax” suggests that the newspapers in question were not willing participants , that the writers pulled something over on the paper. “Hoax” may very well be an accurate description, but the frequency with which this is occurring suggests that the actual hoax is being perpetrated by the papers, on the American people.
This perception would seem to be reinforced by the speed with which the papers want to print with these questionable articles , without apparently having vetted them. Again, the frequency of this occurrence is a key element. Even assuming that this is unintentional on the part of the papers, we are left with the impression that the reason these stories did not get vetted fully is because the stories matched with the worldview of the editors and owners of the news outlets in question. “Fake but accurate” leaps to mind.
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