Although it's great to see that the publisher of the News-Times took responsibility for the fake news story that made it's way to the front page of the paper last week, there are many questions that remain unanswered in regards to the Neo-Nazi hoax.
Here are just a few of them:
Did the mayor jump the gun when he pulled the rally permit?
Why didn't the mayor wait until the police department did a full investigation into the matter before pulling the rally permit?
Did the mayor pull the plug on the rally before verifying the claims that a Neo-Nazi group was planning to attend a rally downtown?
Do the people who had their rally permit pulled have grounds for a lawsuit?
Why didn't the News-Times properly verify the information given to them by the "idiot" who claimed that he was a Neo-Nazi? Why didn't alarm bells sound off at the News-Times when The Southern Poverty Law Center, (which tracks hate groups in the United States), informed them that they had no knowledge of the Grey Wolves?
What discipline action was taken towards the editors and reporter at the News-Times who dropped the ball in regards to verifying the Neo-Nazi claims and what steps are being taken to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again.
Many questions...few answers.
Many questions remain unanswered in Neo-Nazi hoax
Monday, April 17, 2006
Time: 2:47 PM
Time: 2:47 PM
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