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jesse merle @jessemerle
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@McClatchyDC Hi @FrancoOrdonez and @anitakumar01 - your article is bunk. The sole evidence you provide for your claim that Obama separated families is below. But the Obama policy you describe is not the Trump zero tolerance policy. Equating them is false and journalistic malpractice.
@McClatchyDC @FrancoOrdonez @anitakumar01 That section describes a policy that is wholly separate from Trump’s policy. As a former fact-checker, this never would’ve made it past my desk. Because of your malpractice thousands or even millions of people will see the headline and use it to justify Trumps heinous policy.
@McClatchyDC @FrancoOrdonez @anitakumar01 A journalist’s job is to seek and communicate truth. What you have done here is obfuscate the truth. You must be better. So will you be correcting it? Will @McClatchyDC be fixing the false (because misleading) headline and the above tweet?
@McClatchyDC @FrancoOrdonez @anitakumar01 Did Obama separate families in some instances? Yes. But reporting that narrow fact without the broader context actually perpetuates a falsehood. As journalists, you must be cognizant of context so that you are educating the public and raising awareness of the broader truth.
@McClatchyDC @FrancoOrdonez @anitakumar01 I believe you guys can do better. I believe you are careful and passionate journalists. I hope you learn from this, correct this story’s errors and help keep honest journalism alive. Xox
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