DISQUS

Mathew's comments: Sometimes the news can’t wait

  • Rick · 1 year ago
    "Was the person who changed the Wikipedia page committing an act of journalism, or divulging privileged information?"

    How about neither? As far as I can tell, this person was simply engaging in normal 21st century social interaction. Using terms like "publishing", "journalism" and "news" just obscures the simple reality of it.
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    I suppose that's true, Rick -- except that if something close to
    journalism is involved, there might be more protection for the person
    who got fired for doing it, as opposed to if he was just engaging in
    21st-century social interaction.