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Washington Publish journalist Taylor Lorenz addressed the latest controversy that one of her articles falsely stated she had reached out for 2 influencers for remark for a story about content material creators who coated the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, inserting the blame on a “miscommunication.”
In a prolonged Twitter thread — which is no longer publicly seen because of Lorenz making her account personal — she wrote that “an mistaken line was introduced to a narrative of mine ahead of publishing as a result of a miscommunication with an editor.”
In a sequence of tweets, Lorenz blames her editor for having inserted the error into her story and says she is the victim of a “dangerous religion” marketing campaign. p.c.twitter.com/VmH7mejgXP
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 4, 2022
“I did not write the road and was once no longer mindful it was once inserted. I requested for it to be eliminated proper after the story went live.”
Shortly after publication, the Submit brought a correction announcing a earlier model “ignored or inaccurately described” her requests for comment.
An editor’s note now reads that ThatUmbrellaGuy had not been contacted earlier than e-newsletter and Alyte Mazeika was once reached out to by way of Instagram.
“After the story was once revealed, The Put up persevered to are looking for comment from Mazeika by way of social media and queried ThatUmbrellaGuy for the primary time,” the editor’s be aware reads. “Right through that course of, The Publish removed the fallacious remark from the story however did not be aware its removal, a violation of our corrections policy. The story has been up to date to notice that Mazeika declined to remark for this story and ThatUmbrellaGuy may now not be reached for comment.”
In her thread, Lorenz wrote that the 2 people had been “now not remotely the point of interest of my story” and lamented that “it’s grow to be an enormous distraction.”
“This must have been a small correction for a miscommunication, but it surely was once became a multi-day media cycle, intentionally aimed toward discrediting the Washington Put up and me,” she said.
Lorenz introduced later in the thread that she is “extraordinarily satisfied” at the Put up, and argued unhealthy actors are exploiting the publication’s “earnest need to hear and contain remarks.”
She also hit CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy for his coverage of the controversy, together with his Twitter thread that features the tweet embedded above.
“No, actually,” she responded. “This kind of protection is so irresponsible & bad. It’s misrepresenting my phrases to enlarge a manufactured outrage marketing campaign by right wing media & radicalized influencers, which is using a vicious harassment/smear campaign in opposition to me. CNN is gleefully piling on”
Lorenz’s response then brought on Brian Stelter, CNN’s chief media correspondent, to jump in to protect Darcy.
“What [Darcy] is doing is same old reporting,” Stelter mentioned. “He sent respectable inquiries to the Submit and the Post spoke back. Scrutiny with the aid of fellow journalists will not be the same as a smear campaign with the aid of crusaders.”
What @oliverdarcy is doing is same old reporting. He despatched official questions to the Submit and the Publish replied. Scrutiny by fellow journalists is not the same as a smear marketing campaign with the aid of crusaders.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 4, 2022
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