[saywhatagain]

On the heels of Der Spiegel . . .

Der Spiegel scandal: When the right hate is more important than the right facts

The German magazine Der Spiegel last week fired Claas Relotius, one of its star reporters, for fabricating sources and details in at least 14 articles and perhaps as many as 55. There was an unmistakable thread tying together Relotius’ tall tales: seething anti-Americanism.

Der Spiegel, Washington Post . . . Trump curse? . . . . naw, say it ain't so!

[saywhatagain]

Of course we will not forgive, er I mean forget Ali Watkins. Her story explained by the indomitable Mollie Hemingway

Everybody Is Wrong About The Ali Watkins Scoops-For-Sex Scandal"

Mollie shares this in her opening:

Legendary New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal once fired a newly hired reporter when he learned she’d had an intimate relationship with one of the people she reported on at her previous newspaper. Michael Goodwin explains what happened next:

Word of the incident spread quickly through the newsroom, and several female reporters complained to Rosenthal. They argued that the woman was treated unfairly, at which point Abe raised his finger for silence and said something to this effect: ‘I don’t care if you f–k an elephant on your personal time, but then you can’t cover the circus for the paper.’

[Grampa Dave]

"Der Spiegel, Washington Post . . . Trump curse? . . . . naw, say it ain't so!"

Beware of the Trump Curse!: