KOMO published a version of this story this morning with ONLY spog’s statement, with no couched language or even a notice of request for comment or mentioning that they hadn’t actually done any due dilligence to verify the reality of it.
Even now, post update, this story reads that our mayor is denying allegations, and leads with the allegations, even though it’s clearly lies from Mike Solan of SPOG.
It’s the first thing I read this morning and I had to spend part of my brain power today cautiously mulling over what I read and how I feel about it. I’m glad it’s been updated and clarified as of this evening as I sat down to do some verification/research on the story, but –
WE DESERVE BETTER.
I’m so fucking tired of all this social distortion. KOMO failed me today. They failed US today; no matter how any of us feel about policy one way or the other, we deserve journalism that serves us clarity first. This kind of behavior is a disservice to Seattle, to Washington, and to Katie Wilson and all the people working to actually attempt to improve our city and lives.
KOMO’s story already went out today across Washington and beyond; How many people now have a distortion filed away polluting their sense of truth about what this admin is going to do when handling public safety?
We Deserve Better
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