no students there was no mass outbreak of pink eye as it turns out western media's initial and only source came from a blog called naver matone who posted the piece after grabbing it from a subculture website buchi news we were unable to find either piece which both appear now to be removed from the internet it's incredible to even ask but can you think of a better primary source for an international health story than an unnamed teacher at an unnamed school in an unnamed city from a blog truly pulitzer worthy so without a good source why did so many news organizations run this story well journalism is admittingly a difficult professions and mistakes do happen lara logan's inaccurate coverage of benghazi on NUMBER_TOKEN minutes brian williams spotty memory regarding an iraqi helicopter attack in NUMBER_TOKEN the point is true journalists admit when they're wrong which is why i was so comforted to see that despite the inaccurate reporting of the eyeball licking apologies and redactions were issued by the guardian as well as well that's it every one of the other sources still have the article or video live online with zero recognition that it is in fact false the reality is that news organizations are struggling to make money and occasionally do cut corners in their reporting the problem with that is it strikes directly at the credibility of news organizations and makes it more difficult for us to put our trust in them it also paints japanese teens in an unfair and inaccurate light take everything you read with a grain of salt verify with multiple sources and recognize that sometimes the news can get it wrong too if a story you're reading seems absolutely ridiculous or just too good to be true you might be right and there could be more there than meets the eye that's why i say it's always good to be a healthy skeptic i actually reacted to some brutal medical memes click here to check that out and if you're interested in reading more about how this story got started click the link in the description as always stay happy and healthy
START_SELFPROMO_TOKEN i actually reacted to some brutal medical memes click here to check that out and if you're interested in reading more about how this story got started click the link in the description as always stay happy and healthy END_SELFPROMO_TOKEN