Washington Post ombudsman on Mike Wise: “He’s lucky he wasn’t fired”
Washington Post |
Aug. 31, 2010 3:49 p.m.
"Popular Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise has been suspended for a month after knowingly sending a false tweet on Monday," Andrew Alexander writes, adding, "The action stems from a short scoop to his Twitter followers that said Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who has been suspended for six games by the NFL after allegations of misconduct, will only have to sit out five games. . . . As Wise soon acknowledged, it was a hoax that was part of a misguided attempt to comment on the lowered standards of accuracy for information shared on social media. Fabrication is a major journalistic transgression. He's lucky he wasn't fired." 
