Tell the Washington Post: “Smearing is not reporting.”

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To: Martin Baron, Executive Editor, The Washington Post

Smearing is not reporting. The Washington Post’s recent descent into McCarthyism -- promoting anonymous and shoddy claims that a vast range of some 200 websites are all accomplices or tools of the Russian government -- violates basic journalistic standards and does real harm to democratic discourse in our country. We urge The Washington Post to prominently retract the article and apologize for publishing it.

Background:
>>  The Washington Post: Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread “Fake News” During Election, Experts Say
>>  The New Yorker: The Propaganda About Russian Propaganda
>>  The Intercept: Washington Post Disgracefully Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist From a New, Hidden, and Very Shady Group
>>  AlterNet: Washington Post Promotes Shadowy Website That Accuses 200 Publications of Being Russian Propaganda Plants
>>  Common Dreams: Journalists Denounce WaPo Fake News as Red Scare Redux
>>  Rolling Stone: The Washington Post “Blacklist” Story Is Shameful and Disgusting
>>  Consortium News: The Orwellian War on Skepticism
>>  The Nation: The Washington Post Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist
>>  FAIR.org: Why Are Media Outlets Still Citing Discredited “Fake News” Blacklist?



1-25 of 12679 signatures
Number Date Name Location Please add comment.
12679 4 weeks ago Vladislav Silayev Las Vegas , NV , US The Washington Post should really disclose its ties to the CIA and try objective journalism and news reporting for a change.
12678 4 weeks ago Sonja Baris Clinton, MA , US Doesn't Baron have $200 million contract with the CIA?
12677 4 weeks ago Sviatoslav Kendall New York, NY , US The Washington Post should really disclose its ties to the CIA and other entities it reports on.
12676 1 month ago Herman S. Simms, Jr. Detroit, MI , US
12675 1 month ago Anonymous Trenton, NJ , US
12674 1 month ago Bill Paci Philadelphia, PA , US
12673 2 months ago karlene embler Hancock, NH , US
12672 2 months ago david garner san francisco, CA , US
12671 3 months ago Nancy Sprague Rockford, OH , US
12670 3 months ago Constance Mardo NJ , US
12669 3 months ago Anonymous Oakland, NJ , US
12668 3 months ago C Mcgee Los Angeles, CA , US
12667 3 months ago wes howard Hutchins, TX , US
12666 3 months ago Anonymous cortlandt manor, NY , US
12665 4 months ago Zack Wise Toronto, ON , CA
12664 4 months ago Natalie Clark Iowa City, IA , US
12663 4 months ago monica romero san francisco, CA , US
12662 4 months ago Anonymous
12661 4 months ago Christine Vella Rochester, NY , US Maybe you need "footnotes" telling where you got your facts from.
12660 4 months ago Thomas Webster your rating are getting worse. Maybe less negative on Trump, way fewer "fake news" stories and things will improve.
12659 4 months ago juliet Betita Santa Barbara, CA , US
12658 5 months ago Paul Merrell Springfield, OR , US
12657 5 months ago Dwight Hilpman Lawrence, KS , US
12656 5 months ago G. Bommelaere Colorado Springs, CO , US
12655 5 months ago Rena Lewis Ojai, CA 93023, CA , US
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