Talk:John Stossel

message: I really think this article should include the results of Stossel's legendary bet with oilman T. Boone Pickens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ALfilH4RFs&feature=related
JettaMann (talk) 20:02, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I would also like to include this, provided that there are outside sources that discuss this information. 129.120.176.206 (talk) 22:05, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Bet with T. Boone Pickens

message: I edited the article John Stossel by updating four introductory paragraphs of the article, primarily current resume information, to reflect current positions at Fox Business Channel and Fox News Channel after departing ABC News. I also added outside link to reference Stossel's blog.   
--ScottSchaefer (talk) 12:59, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edited article [[John Stossel]] 

message: This talk page contained a section which made reference to inclusion of information regarding John Stossel and Boone Pickens and an alleged bet between them. The section included a link to a YouTube video which does not exist. Further, the YouTube user who published the video was deleted by YouTube for multiple copyright infringements.
--ScottSchaefer (talk) 12:56, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest removal of previously existing section 

message: I have no idea how to cite this, but I just watched his show and he said that he is an agnostic. I changed his religion from Jewish to Agnostic.
:I've done it. Bastin 11:39, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  His religious beliefs 

message: The section entitled "watchdog groups" highlights the accusation by the leftist FAIR.org web site that, contrary to Stossel's Oct., 1999 assertion that Parkinson's kills more people than HIV/AIDS, the reverse is true.  FAIR is quoted as saying:
:"In fact, AIDS killed more than 16,000 people in the United States in 1999," whereas Parkinson's averaged "a death toll in the United States of less than 4,000 per year."
There are several problems with that.  One is that FAIR.org and MMfA are not reliable sources.  Another is that the FAIR.org accusation is allowed to stand unrebutted, which strongly suggests that it is true, and gives a heavy POV imbalance to the section.  Another is that the statistics which FAIR gives are contradicted by the CDC (which is a reliable source).
I don't know whether we should leave the FAIR.org accusation in the article or not, so I left it there.  However, I added the actual CDC statistics for the United States, with references to the documents on the cdc.gov web site which contain the figures.  The CDC says:
 
In 1999 HIV/AIDS killed 14,802 Americans, compared to 14,593 killed by Parkinson's.
In 2000 HIV/AIDS killed 14,478 Americans, compared to 15,682 killed by Parkinson's.
Clearly, FAIR.org was way, way off the mark.  But was Stossel right or wrong?
That's a closer call.  The U.S. mortality numbers were very similar for the two diseases, with HIV/AIDS deaths higher in 1999 but Parkinson's higher in 2000.  Since Stossel used the present tense ("Parkinson's kills more people") the question is, which disease was killing people at the higher rate when the program aired, on Oct. 11, 1999?
A simple linear interpolation to estimate the daily death rates from each disease gives the most likely answer.  (Imagine a graph, with lines drawn for the two diseases' death rates, from the middle of 1999 to the middle of 2000; the question is, which line is higher at the date Oct. 11, 1999?)
10/11/1999 was 102 days after the mid-point of 1999, so here're the linear interpolation calculations:
Parkinson's interpolated daily death rate 10/11/1999:
((102 / 365) * 15682 + (((365-102)/365) * 14593)) / 365 = 40.815
HIV/AIDS interpolated daily death rate 10/11/1999:
((102 / 365) * 14478 + (((365-102)/365) * 14802)) / 365 = 40.305
The two numbers are close, but the daily death rate from Parkinson's was 1.0% higher than from HIV/AIDS. So, if we trust the CDC's statistics, we have to conclude that Stossel's claim was most likely correct for the United States, when the program aired.  So this is what I added to the article: 
:Interpolating the CDC figures suggests that by the date the program aired, Stossel's assertion was (barely) true.
However, though FAIR.org assumed (probably correctly) that Stossel was talking about death rates in the USA, Stossel actually didn't say that.  If he was talking about worldwide death rates, then he was very wrong.  HIV/AIDS kills far more people, worldwide, than Parkinson's does.  So, for balance & clarity, I also added this to the article:
:(However, worldwide HIV/AIDS deaths were far higher than Parkinson's deaths.)
Does everyone agree that this is a good, balanced, factual treatment of the argument between Stossel and FAIR.org?  NCdave (talk) 07:49, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a year old so I don't think it is worth spending time researching, that said Fair.org is certainly not a reliable source. Based on my experience I would guess that if someone said something about 1999 that the data would likely 2-3 years old at the time. The right thing to do is research Stossel actual comment and see where he got his numbers from.  Regardless any info from "Fair.org" is not worth sharing.Mantion (talk) 05:01, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Watchdog groups 

message: Does this interview provide a noteworthy enough insight into Stossel's ethics and reasoning skills to include in the article? EllenCT (talk) 05:27, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The WP:RS for his remarks is the Fox interview. C&L simply wants to put in its own opinion, but does not qualify as RS in this regard. Don't use.  – S. Rich (talk) 14:35, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: To what opinion of C&L do you refer beyond that stated by Stossel and his Fox interviewers during the interview? This is, in my opinion, an exemplary insight into how the libertarian rich refuse to practice what they demand of others. How would failing to include this perspective improve the article? EllenCT (talk) 10:01, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Note, I clarified my statement to say that Crooks & Liars does not qualify as RS. What Stossel says in the Fox interview is fine because it explains his views. But seeking to describe him as a crook or liar is inappropriate. Edits which combine his political views with his daily life (or whatever) is WP:OR, and do not explain his reasoning skills or ethics. Moreover, WP is not to be used as a WP:SOAPBOX. – S. Rich (talk) 14:24, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Again, is there any reason that omitting Stossel's own statements about accepting a multi-million dollar FEMA bailout while wanting to abolish it or otherwise make such bailouts unavailable to others would improve the article? Which is worse, soapboxing or whitewashing? EllenCT (talk) 16:18, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Soapboxing, particularly in WP:BLPs. – S. Rich (talk) 16:31, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

text: I really don't think it can be said with such certainty that looking at someone's stated views, as well as their daily life, "do[es] not explain his reasoning skills or ethics" - 101.169.127.227 (talk) 12:10, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency 

message: the article currently cites a 2006 interview for the support of a fairtax. i suggest we remove it as a more recent interview appears to contradict such. perhaps we could say he is for lower and much simpler taxes instead?  There's always danger in proposing a replacement for the income tax: We could end up with two taxes. I wouldn't put it past our greedy Congress to promise that a national sales tax — or worse, a value-added tax — would replace the income tax then, once the new taxes are in place, to say that the need for revenue is so great that they must retain the income tax, too. Darkstar1st (talk) 07:47, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: He has expressed an open-mindedness to different solutions to the issue of taxes, including both a Flat Tax (like the one Hong Kong has, as he pointed out in his 1999 special, Is America #1?), and a Fair Tax, as guests have suggested on his show. Overall, he thinks taxes should be lower. I've added both your information and cite and the flat tax info from that special to the passage. Nightscream (talk) 11:50, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fairtax 

message: I edited a dead link's content, partially because there was no way to verify it, and partially because it seemed a questionable inclusion to begin with. This was reverted without a note being added indicating the link was broken (thank you for posting an explanation on my Talk page. I do think we still need to address the original issue though.) The content in question is:
"ABC is reported to believe "his reporting goes against the grain of the established media and offers the network something fresh and different...[but] makes him a target of the groups he offends."[6]"
The wording itself is somewhat odd..."ABC is reported to believe.." seems an odd way to cite an ABC article, or to describe ABC's reaction. ABC is a corporate entity...it's somewhat awkward to say it "believes" something. The elipsis and general shading of the quote make me wonder whether there is a bit of (again, assumed unintentional) pick-and-choosing going on. Regardless, I'm not sure that a specific quote, in odd context, that seems to imply a very favorable statement on Mr. Stossel, belongs in the lede to begin with. I'd suggest it's superflous to the summary nature of the lede, and lacks citation. I don't think we need to find a citation because the better option would be to simply remove it. It doesn't add anything to the lede.AT worst, why not replace it with a more generic summary statement, and add some citations?76.238.186.96 (talk) 02:20, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This comment has nothing to do with my opinions on the appropriateness of using the quote.  But it is fully cited and there are no grounds for removing it on that basis.  A broken link does not invalidate a citation.  The title, date, and name of the newspaper are more than sufficient for both citation and verification purposes. Gamaliel (talk) 03:00, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead Link/potential POV content in lede 

message: "John Stossel thinks women should pay more for health insurance because “women go to the doctor much more often than men,” possibly because “they’re hypochondriacs,” the Fox Business host posits."
*Fox News: Women should be charged more for insurance because they are women! salon.com. 84.152.39.26 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 11:41, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Womens' health 

message: Mother Jones and other left-leaning but objective news outlets have documented Stossel's taking funding from libertarian groups to promote such projects as his "Stossel in the Classroom" video series. Stossel has long stood far outside the bounds of what one might consider investigative journalism, regardless of one's politics. Thus Stossel as an "investigative journalist" is quite arguably too POV for Wikipedia.  I maintain that "discredited" is not POV but representative of the facts. However, rather than this loaded descriptor, might we change Stossel's central description to "Fox News personality"? That is objectively true and a much fairer and less POV description of who he is at this point in time. Johnpdeever (talk) 16:59, 16 November 2014  (UTC)
: If you have facts supporting the changes you propose, please provide reliable sources to support them. Injecting the term "discredited", as you did, is purely POV on your part.  – S. Rich (talk) 18:45, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Given the fact that Stossel has received numerous news-related awards, I think the WP:BURDEN is on other editors who propose to describe him primarily as a "television personality". The consensus version of this article has been and is "consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist."  Consensus can change, but it is up to other editors to bring the issue to this talk page, discuss, and garner support for the changes.  – S. Rich (talk) 03:03, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

text: This is well-documented and convincing.  SPECIFICO talk  15:01, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not see where Stossel is mentioned by MotherJones. If he is not in the reference, then adding it to support criticism (or whatever) is WP:SYN or WP:OR. The MediaMattersOrg blog basically tells us that the Stossel in the Classroom program exists, is well funded by various organizations, and is successful. But we also see that Zaitchik does not like Stossel. Thus his opinion piece must be used with caution.  The panhandling piece is interesting. Stossel has used a single event -- his recreation of a panhandling experience -- to illustrate a point about many panhandlers. (It certainly does not pretend to be an academic study of the problem.) But the scenario does not detract from his other accomplishments and accolades. So these isolated critical pieces are not sufficient to re-write the lede. They are useful to expand the article in terms of criticism and Stossel's activities, but not much more.  – S. Rich (talk) 19:54, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re "discredited" before "journalist" 

message: The Criticism and Controversy section of this page deserves to be updated with more recent material. Regardless of what Stossel did in the past for ABC, what he does these days should not be described as "investigative journalism."  Here is a citation for his "reporting" being funded by right-wing donors:   Further support for describing Stossel as an advocacy pundit or personality, not a journalist, is detailed here:  To cite one recent example, Stossel "reports" by interviewing his own brother, Dr. Tom Stossel, "a visiting professor for health care studies at the American Enterprise Institute," who happens to share his views on what ought to be done about the Ebola crisis; should asking one's relatives about policy options via one's own Fox television program really be considered investigative journalism? In December 2013 yet another of his "investigations"  involved pretending to be homeless in order to "report" that homeless people are doing just fine and do not deserve charity or other attention from policymakers; can other editors not come to some kind of consensus that whatever kind of "reporting" such shenanigans constitute they are far from what is understood as "investigative reporting" in the Wikipedia article we link to in the first paragraph?  Stossel's lack of credibility as a journalist is evident in many other places, and this article deserves not purely a left-leaning critique as I might personally offer but a true POV-free recasting. Johnpdeever 09:41, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: This is well-documented and convincing.  SPECIFICO talk  15:01, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not see where Stossel is mentioned by MotherJones. If he is not in the reference, then adding it to support criticism (or whatever) is WP:SYN or WP:OR. The MediaMattersOrg blog basically tells us that the Stossel in the Classroom program exists, is well funded by various organizations, and is successful. But we also see that Zaitchik does not like Stossel. Thus his opinion piece must be used with caution.  The panhandling piece is interesting. Stossel has used a single event -- his recreation of a panhandling experience -- to illustrate a point about many panhandlers. (It certainly does not pretend to be an academic study of the problem.) But the scenario does not detract from his other accomplishments and accolades. So these isolated critical pieces are not sufficient to re-write the lede. They are useful to expand the article in terms of criticism and Stossel's activities, but not much more.  – S. Rich (talk) 19:54, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism and controversy section

message: The ABC blurb on Stossel says he's won 19 Emmys. We should certainly take an RS at its word--even one that appears to be devoted to promotional content and fan club-style trivia. But I'm curious as to what these Emmys were for, and whether Stossel received them as an individual or as part of a bigger team. We should not delete the mention of 19 Emmys, but we need more elaboration on them. Steeletrap (talk) 10:24, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Elaboration on Emmy awards

message: There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages. 
The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion. 
Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 22:06, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
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message: This article contains 2,365 characters in the praise section and 14,560 in the criticism section. John Bollinger, CFA, CMT (talk) 17:23, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: However each of the criticism paragraphs has rebuttal info from Stossel.  – S. Rich (talk) 19:01, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  A few words of 'rebuttal' do not seem to address a six to one balance against. Does this article violate WP:NPOV? John Bollinger, CFA, CMT (talk) 03:55, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  A little bit of bias here? 

message: The lady talking about Felons applying for jobs is only half right.
Sure (Have you been convicted of a crime) has been removed from job
applications ,But if their application is accepted .
They do a back ground check & you are disqualified. 
My daughter has a college degree & is a felon due to procession
of drugs. She can't get a decent job to save her life!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.4.127.216 (talk) 21:53, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
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thread_title:  Dead link reference to FAIR issue 

message: Should Stossel's opinion on DDT be mentioned in the article like this, without adding that the scientific community disagrees with him, as can be seen in the DDT article? In the global warming paragraph, science gets its say in response to his bullshit. (Inventing the motive "public attention" for those who are on the side of the mainstream and calling them names does not really counter any of the scientific evidence they have. The guy is just bluffing, like all the other denialists.)
I have to admit I did not find any good sources responding to him specifically. Anybody else? --Hob Gadling (talk) 12:33, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  DDT 

message: "In 2014, Stossel falsely claimed, "There is no good data showing secondhand smoke kills people."[56] There is a scientific consensus that secondhand smoke is harmful.[56]"
The link given to support an assertion of a 'consensus' on the dangers of 'secondhand smoke' does not provide 'good data'. Merely mentioning something is not remotely 'evidence!--Damorbel (talk) 16:32, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Secondhand smoke 

message: I just added WP:RS covering Stossels libel suit against facebook, I put it under the sub-section critiszm & controversy, but wanted to know if other editors felt it warranted its own section? I could see this being quite a big deal and pretty notable, especially once the verdict comes out. Perhaps keep it in the subsection for now as to not give into WP:RECENTISM. Appreciate any input in advance. Eruditess (talk) 04:17, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opinion on whether to start new section or not for Facebook libel actions 

message: User: Olafurtorfi has removed the reference to John Stossel's winning of 19 Emmys with the following edit note: "According to his imdb site, John Stossel has only won a single Emmy."  I appreciate that Olafurtorfi took the time to explain his reasoning, as it allowed me to look into the matter myself.
And indeed, just as Olafurtorfi noted, imdb only lists the one Emmy.  However, imdb, while more specialized than Wikipedia, is certainly not inherently more accurate.  My understanding is that imdb also is edited by (some) users, but with Wikipedia's number of contributors being several orders of magnitude greater, accuracy is more likely to be achieved.  Still, it was just the word of one user-edited website over another, so I looked for more.
The only place I could find in five minutes of searching that quoted Stossel as winning 19 Emmys was a tweet that he issued himself in which he mentioned wanting to give them all back.  I doubt Stossel would put such a blatant lie there, but still I looked for more evidence.  One thing that showed up quickly was Britannica, which only mentioned that he has won "Emmys", plural, casting serious doubt on imdb.  Then I found a book Encylopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists that was published in 1986, while Stossel was still at ABC (where he worked from 1981-2009).  In there the writer states that, before he went to ABC in 1981, while working for CBS's flagship station, WCBS in New York City that Stossel won "a George Polk Memorial Award and Emmy Awards for four straight years".  This does not mean he won 19, but it does mean imdb is wrong.  I think if he had already won 4 Emmys in the first eight years of his career, it's not implausible that he has won another 15 awards in the 40 years since then.
I think it's clear that Olafurtorfi acted in good faith here, but I'm going to suggest that this be reverted.  I'll wait a bit for comment before doing so. Unschool 14:27, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It has been four weeks; I am going to go ahead and restore the 19. Unschool 14:11, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I would say instead of reinstating facts we can not verify, we just correct it to whatever reliable sources are cited as saying. If we can't find reliable sources stating he won 19 emmys. Unfortunately we should remove any previous statements. As editors we simply just collect information put out by WP:RS Eruditess (talk) 00:00, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I see where you're coming from.  But in the absence of evidence to the contrary, I think Stossel's own claim to have won 19 Emmys () is a reliable source. I mean, I don't know that there is an actual comprehensive source that compiles all the Emmys won in all the different categories, other than the ones seen on the prime time awards show every year (which actually represents only a small fraction of all the Emmys awarded).   Unschool 08:21, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I've gone ahead and added a source. Unschool 08:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of Emmys won by Stossell 

message: While he doesnt deny it strongly, and I myself agree with him a lot of the time, he seems to have downplayed climate change quite a few times 36.83.180.32 (talk) 14:03, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There are youtubes where he is undoubtedly denying the scientific consensus on climate change. It is kind of surprising for me that exactly zero is written about this in the article. This kind of a flat earther should be described as such. --Hg6996 (talk) 06:22, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate change denial(sorta) 

message: The article contains this sentence:  Falsehood #1: it wasn't in the video, it was in the complaint for defamation. Falsehood #2: Mr Stossel wasn't saying those exact words, have a look at page 7 of the complaint, they are attributed to Michael Shellenberger.  (Mr Stossel seems to have approved.) I believe that if the quote had been cited to the original source per WP:RS/QUOTE this wouldn't have happened. So I intend to replace the sentence with: "In the first video, Stossel featured a guest who opined that climate change was not the primary cause of the 2020 California fires.[cite complaint]" Any better ideas? Peter Gulutzan (talk) 18:06, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Nobody came up with a better idea. I changed the text as described. Inside the cite I included a quote= parameter, with a charge from the complaint. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 14:28, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to be a bit of the typical Tucker Carlson-ish excuse ("What??? I didn't say that outlandish thing, the guest I solicited, booked, and featured on my eponymous talk show said that outlandish thing! Blame them!"), to be honest. Zaathras (talk) 14:41, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

text: The edit appears advisable, but I removed the refquote because it did not describe the statement in the broadcast. Llll5032 (talk) 06:04, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The refquote that Lill5032 removed was in the complaint:  I support inclusion but consensus is required. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 16:25, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

text: Later in the paragraph, Ericgoldman on 12 October 2022 added  I see nothing in the cited document that directly supports the notion that reimbursement is required, I only see (at the end) that it might be requested. Have I missed something? Peter Gulutzan (talk) 13:59, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: An award of the defense's attorneys fees is required under CA's anti-SLAPP law. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_motion_to_strike Ericgoldman (talk) 01:17, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Primary sources in the paragraph should be replaced by secondary sources for any interpretation (per WP:PRIMARY #1 #2 #4). Llll5032 (talk) 05:45, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

text: I see that Lill5032 removed the words about reimbursement, and believe that's right since Ericgoldman didn't show that the cited source directly supported them. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 14:46, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

text: Falsehood #3:  No, the cited source says that the defendant wasn't Facebook alone, but Facebook and Science Feedback and Climate Feedback. Also there's no evidence that Science Feedback applied any label, they're defendants for other reasons. Also the word "including" suggests others were applying the label for Facebook or being sued, which I don't see in the source. Also the linked term "fact checkers" is not applicable in the Wikipedia sense here, since the defendants said they were just giving an opinion (and apparently the actual application of the label in this specific case was by one person, Nikki Forrester). So I propose:  Any better ideas? Peter Gulutzan (talk) 16:25, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: By "cited source", are you referring to the wording of Stossel's own lawsuit, or to one of the secondary sources? Llll5032 (talk) 03:34, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Lawsuit. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 13:10, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I suggest wording closer to Variety's , which is probably the best independent RS in the paragraph. Llll5032 (talk) 16:13, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: What "closer" wording are you suggesting? Peter Gulutzan (talk) 17:03, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I WP:BOLDly edited the wording here. Llll5032 (talk) 17:46, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

text: Also, the Hollywood Reporter and some other independent RS discussed the dismissal last year. We should add them. Llll5032 (talk) 17:53, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes that's bold. Two objections are: (1) My suggestion "Stossel sued Facebook and Science Feedback and Climate Feedback" is in my view shorter and clearer than Llll5032's change to "Stossel sued Facebook  ... [about 30 words later in a different sentence] ... Science Feedback and Climate Feedback, were also named in the lawsuit". (2) My suggestion said Climate Feedback applied the label which in my view is more specific than fact checkers, and avoids wikivoicing an opinion (Mr Stossel disputes the term's use), while Llll5032's change keeps the label, with a Wikipedia link, and then repeats it. So:I believe my suggestion is better than Llll5032's change. Does anyone else care? Peter Gulutzan (talk) 19:14, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The independent RS have emphasized Facebook first and mentioned the other groups much later in their articles, so it is not incorrect to WP:STICKTOSOURCE and mention them slightly later. If secondary sources say Climate Feedback applied the label, then that can be noted. Your editing appears to rely too much on a single WP:PRIMARY source (the unsuccessful lawsuit), so please cite secondary RS instead per WP:PRIMARY #1 #2 #4. Llll5032 (talk) 20:18, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

text: The paragraph needed to be updated with RS descriptions from the lawsuit dismissal, so I made another WP:BOLD edit. I tried to align the paragraph and its summary sentence more with the cited independent RS per WP:PROPORTION, so aspects of the case have "". I moved Science Feedback and Climate Feedback from the third sentence to the second sentence for better consensus. Llll5032 (talk) 21:08, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

text: Since Llll5032 continues to make changes to the section without seeking consensus and despite my objections, I no longer believe I can fix the things that are wrong with it. I'll move on to other problems. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 22:05, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If you make future changes to the article based on WP:BESTSOURCES, then you will have agreement from me. Llll5032 (talk) 22:34, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fire Video 

message: Not only is it not specified that the article in question is an opinion piece, but the author of that article himself seems to shy away from using the phrase "conflict of interest", preferring insinuation. That said, neither the Wikipedia paragraph nor the Salon article point to any scenario that would correspond to the definition of a conflict of interest (namely, a situation in which one cannot treat two simultaneous roles equally, and where one of these roles typically involves the holding of public office). If no one voices opposition, I would suggest removing this paragraph altogether. CedricJ (talk) 19:17, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The bit about "conflict of interest" was added by 129.15.127.254 in 2006. David Mastio's mention of "conflicts" follows a sentence about "the fundamental ethical question of whether or not journalists and the news organizations they work for should align themselves with ideologically driven organizations". I agree with CedricJ. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 14:58, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conflict of Interest Claim in Criticism and Controversies Section