I completely agree with the responsibility of media — and I mean all media who claim to provide news — to fact check information before airing or publishing it. I really don’t like the “some say” lead in … it’s certainly not news and it’s a lazy way to do no fact checking at all.
I don’t know in this case how much the media created this story vs. reporting this story. I know Rush has made racist statements … they’re available on YouTube and other sources with the audio from his radio shows. He’s apologized for some statements, like the one where he told a female caller to take the bone out of her nose.
I also know that some stories are making the rounds about things Rush is said to have said but they have no sourcing for them. I went to snopes.com and they have a page on recent Rush sayings.
I completely agree with the responsibility of media — and I mean all media who claim to provide news — to fact check information before airing or publishing it. I really don’t like the “some say” lead in … it’s certainly not news and it’s a lazy way to do no fact checking at all.
I don’t know in this case how much the media created this story vs. reporting this story. I know Rush has made racist statements … they’re available on YouTube and other sources with the audio from his radio shows. He’s apologized for some statements, like the one where he told a female caller to take the bone out of her nose.
I also know that some stories are making the rounds about things Rush is said to have said but they have no sourcing for them. I went to snopes.com and they have a page on recent Rush sayings.