Thread by @BriannaWu

1/ Did you read “She Said?” The book by the NYT reporters that started the #metoo movement?

The women specifically kept their stories private until there was a credible reporter looking into what happened. Because they knew alone the stories would do nothing.

2/ I’ve worked with literally hundreds of journalists in my career. I’ve almost never had a bad experience. I think it’s because they know me as measured, credible and appreciative of the role of the fourth estate.

Unfortunately, there is one individual who really cut corners.

3/ I said a few years ago publicly that when this person’s reckoning comes, which it will, I will happily go on the record. I will also connect them to others that can do the same.

This upset them very much. They’ve tried to pressure me to take it public now.

4/ I know enough to know it’s their peers that will need to be a venue for accountability. Twitter isn’t going to do it.

5/ I learned recently they raised money to try to force me to go public on their timetable, not mine.

They’re been using it as a shibboleth to discredit me.

You’d think they’d inform me of the offer. But that’s just dishonest this person is. No surprise there.

6/ If their reporting stands, then you have nothing to worry about.

They know it won’t.

And frankly, none of any of what I have to say will be a shock to anyone who follows the frequent Twitter threads about their reporting errors.

7/ But those threads prove my point. The errors are there for anyone to see, and nothing happens.

Twitter is not a good venue for accountability for a reporter that decides on a conclusion and arranges facts to get there. The only real reckoning will come with their peers.