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In a classic case (in a variety of ways) of a typical media hit piece, The Atlantic put out a lengthy, scathing report about FBI Director Kash Patel. It alleged a wide array of misbehavior in the form of drunkenness, missed work, and a sharp decline in morale at the Bureau.
It was a classic Friday document dump, filled with nothing but speculation from dozens of unnamed sources, and despite working extensively on this for some time, the writers gave Patel and the Bureau just a couple of hours to respond to the list of claims. That is has not gone well for the outlet is evident by the few others taking up the story, and then Kash immediately filed a suit Monday morning in response.
We also look back at the LAST major scandal, involving (former) Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-14). The number of outlets, struggling with explaining how they did not report on the scamp for years, continues to grow. Politico, for one, explained how they were on the verge of reporting on his antics, but then held back when he pulled out of the presidential race…and returned to Congress for years.
Last, there is a curious development from the media site Mediaite, where its new media newsletter, based on media newsletters, ran into a series of problems. It appeared the longtime editor put in charge of running the new feature was overly reliant on AI, and quotes and entries were being manufactured by the robotic platform.
Now, crack one open and savor some outmoded media malpractice and misinformation.
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The big hit piece from The Atlantic on Kash Patel.
The problems with this report are legion.
Patel wasted no time at all filing his lawsuit Monday morning.
Few other outlets joined in on The Atlantic’s hit job, and even Reuters was unable to confirm any of the details.
The Washington Post is mystified by how the Eric Swalwell story was not reported on.
Politico had the Swalwell story years ago, but when he dropped out of the presidential race, they dropped the story.
A curious case at Mediaite where its media newsletter was found to have been using AI for content, and it manufactured quotes never spoken.
