SCRIPTING NEWS
It's even worse than it appears.
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Friday September 7, 2018; 9:35 AM EDT
Why the NYT was wrong
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An analogy for what the NYT did by publishing the
anonymous op-ed
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Suppose I run an airline.
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Some guy shows up at the gate with a package, asks if we'll put it on the plane for him and transport it to the plane's destination.
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I open it, look inside, see a couple of soaked rags, and say OK.
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I ask for ID because I want to know who is sending the package.
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When the plane gets to its destination, they open the package. It contains a deadly toxin, it poisons everyone within 100 miles, they all die.
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Dave Winer
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Last update: Friday September 7, 2018; 9:38 AM EDT.