Blog publisher: 'Our standards of accuracy are lower'
Nick Denton, the publisher of wonkette.com and Gawker, says that while the rules of the blogosphere demand displaying corrections quickly and prominently, he has no hesitation about running an item with paper-thin sourcing. "I think it's implicit in the way that a Web site is produced that our standards of accuracy are lower," he tells The New York Times. "Besides, immediacy is more important than accuracy, and humor is more important than accuracy."
Scary thoughts from a blog publisher with growing influence. Sure, get it first, but get it right first.
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