It's intriguing how journalists updating their mistaken notions of the world constitutes the very fact-finding process at the core of their profession.
Sure, progress. But it would also help if they didn't start from such a low base.
Sure, progress. But it would also help if they didn't start from such a low base.
Take this thread.
We've finally ascertained that FB uses FB internally, so their internal convo is like online discourse: posts are informal discussions, notes are blogs, and documents are formal conclusions with management buy-in. There are no 'memos'.
We've finally ascertained that FB uses FB internally, so their internal convo is like online discourse: posts are informal discussions, notes are blogs, and documents are formal conclusions with management buy-in. There are no 'memos'.
https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1453150688607752193
By contrast, the furore in 2018 was a 'memo' (again, a non-existent concept at FB) by @boztank which the same author wrote extensively about.
I recall getting into Twitter fights with the journo crew that they were mis-characterizing the document.
theverge.com/2018/3/29/1717…
I recall getting into Twitter fights with the journo crew that they were mis-characterizing the document.
theverge.com/2018/3/29/1717…
Took three years to figure out there are no FB 'memos'.
Which, again, progress! Great.
But we'd have far better tech journalism if more of them spent even a year working inside the companies they express such strong opinions about.
Which, again, progress! Great.
But we'd have far better tech journalism if more of them spent even a year working inside the companies they express such strong opinions about.
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