On Thursday, independent journalist Andy Ngo if A major renew The controversy over Wi Spa after his source told him that he had already filed charges against so-called transgender women in the “Naked Men” Center event The incident allegedly happened at the Los Angeles Spa on June 23.
In addition to the news that the 52-year-old Darren Merager was accused of indecent exposure after four women and a young girl Submit a police report Regarding their claim that Merager was walking partially naked in the spa, Ngo also reported that Merager was a registered sex offender. “In another locker room incident in December 2018, he also faced Six counts of indecent felonies.”
soon This video In June, an incident involving a female Wi Spa customer cheating on an employee went viral on the Internet. Some media allegedly online “news” began to broadcast reports that the alleged incident was a “scam”, and Inspire protest And people launched “transphobia attacks” against members of the transgender community.
Sadly, it now appears that Slate Magazine is only one step ahead of the frantic rants that are common in the Democratic Party’s underground frenzy. It has helped lead the way in advancing the “hoax” theory.in a Published works On July 9, reporter Evan Urquhart responded to the “report” on the LGBTQ website Los Angeles Blade Regarding “The Los Angeles Blade reported that the police suspected that this was a prank after failing to find witnesses who saw trans women at the spa, and Wi Spa claimed that their trans clients did not schedule appointments that day.”
The work now includes changes to the original content Title wording And two important updates. The first was published on August 2 and appeared at the bottom of the page, recording information about women who have submitted police reports. But in that update, Urquhart, as a transgender person, insisted that the story was still a scam. He pointed out that “this is not inconsistent with the report that the Los Angeles Police Department sources previously reported on the Los Angeles Blade that the incident was a scam. “
The second update, released on Thursday, appeared at the top of the page and was basically a brief review of what Ngo wrote in his New York Post article.
Perhaps more interesting than the update itself is Urquhart grumbles Regarding works that must be updated first. Although Urquhart has now locked their Twitter account, this is a screenshot of a tweet they wrote, expressing their “trouble” because they had to basically notice that their “prank” story completely collapsed NS:
A reporter for @slate (@e_urq) Has responded to the message saying that the suspect is in #WiSpa There were several convictions and charges for indecent exposure in the incident. He said he was “very annoyed” and had to edit his article to reflect this fact, and “60/40 [a] scam”. pic.twitter.com/fp75e58jhf
-Voice of Women (@WomenReadWomen) September 3, 2021
Guys, this is not how it should be done, whether you should report the news objectively or not.
Only recent history (the past five years or so) has shown us how bad the bridge between journalists and readers and audiences is because of their trust in the media Has plummeted In the great era, one after another “blockbuster” political stories proved to be either fake news or a hodgepodge.
In addition, most news consumers who are tired of agenda-driven journalists pretending to be pure news reporters are also aware that most of the “mistakes” in these reports will almost always have the reputation of popular Republican figures. Negative impact. This is not accidental.
Although Urquhart is obviously a biased journalist, this does not exonerate them from their responsibility. They not only have to tell the story right the first time, but they also have to rush to correct and admit their mistakes, not to their true situation. Furious. Don’t want to (because they really, really hope their original story is true).
I personally think that the trust of the media as an institution will never be restored to a decent and respectable level, but all media figures– Especially those who submit defect reports – Obligation to do our best to report accurately in the first time, and Unambiguously Acknowledge any mistakes they may have made and then learn from them so that not only will they not repeat the same mistakes, but they will also be able to win back the trust and respect they have lost from loyal readers and audiences.
Of course, this is just my view of things. Unfortunately, Urquhart does not seem to hold the same view.
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