I share the concerns about how an arrangement like this works in the real world, I’m just struggling to understand the significance of this story, assuming the news coming out of this org is factual.
If shady actors come to light via these means don’t we all win? I’m with everyone else who wants to know the corruption happening in our own…
I share the concerns about how an arrangement like this works in the real world, I’m just struggling to understand the significance of this story, assuming the news coming out of this org is factual.
If shady actors come to light via these means don’t we all win? I’m with everyone else who wants to know the corruption happening in our own government, but can we really expect our own government to be accountable to themselves? What’s stopping another country, private donors, etc. from funding a similar organization and getting this kind of intel on the shady dealings of the USG? I’d throw some money into that, heck my paid subscription to Drop Site is that idea in action.
I’m just trying to figure out why I should be outraged by this assuming they’re not producing fake stories. I’ll reiterate, I don’t love the idea of our government funding entities like this. It just seems to rank lower on my list of concerns given the number of pressing issues facing us as a society.
I think the reason is just cause it's the right thing to do. This story exposes another possible effort from the U.S to undermine "democracy", one that is trivial compared to the genocide in Gaza. Journalists involved in this investigation received legal threats, so maybe Drop Site just wanted to help their fellows while exposing the nonsensical punishments big officials place on people just doing perfectly ethical investigations.
Still, if I overthink hard enough I can still see the usual dark picture painted by these stories. I really, really do not want to replace REAL journalism with a bunch of government -funded CIA-liked investigations used everyday in political mudslinging competitions. Reporting half truths, even if they are all concrete facts that expose corruption, can be just as damaging as disinformation because lies that are sprinkled with facts work best to undermine what whole truths can bring about. You see it all the time in politics especially about Gaza where people state some facts about the wrongdoings of a few along with a slew of misinformation and then conclude that drone strikes/military coup/genocide/segragation is the answer.
I share the concerns about how an arrangement like this works in the real world, I’m just struggling to understand the significance of this story, assuming the news coming out of this org is factual.
If shady actors come to light via these means don’t we all win? I’m with everyone else who wants to know the corruption happening in our own government, but can we really expect our own government to be accountable to themselves? What’s stopping another country, private donors, etc. from funding a similar organization and getting this kind of intel on the shady dealings of the USG? I’d throw some money into that, heck my paid subscription to Drop Site is that idea in action.
I’m just trying to figure out why I should be outraged by this assuming they’re not producing fake stories. I’ll reiterate, I don’t love the idea of our government funding entities like this. It just seems to rank lower on my list of concerns given the number of pressing issues facing us as a society.
I think the reason is just cause it's the right thing to do. This story exposes another possible effort from the U.S to undermine "democracy", one that is trivial compared to the genocide in Gaza. Journalists involved in this investigation received legal threats, so maybe Drop Site just wanted to help their fellows while exposing the nonsensical punishments big officials place on people just doing perfectly ethical investigations.
Still, if I overthink hard enough I can still see the usual dark picture painted by these stories. I really, really do not want to replace REAL journalism with a bunch of government -funded CIA-liked investigations used everyday in political mudslinging competitions. Reporting half truths, even if they are all concrete facts that expose corruption, can be just as damaging as disinformation because lies that are sprinkled with facts work best to undermine what whole truths can bring about. You see it all the time in politics especially about Gaza where people state some facts about the wrongdoings of a few along with a slew of misinformation and then conclude that drone strikes/military coup/genocide/segragation is the answer.