The journalists who nearly started World War III: Aloof groupthink at AP - UK Column News - 25/11/22

- Associated Press, top-level purveyor of fake news, left with egg on face
- 21st Century Wire: AP fires reporter responsible for fake story alleging Russian missiles hit Poland
- Tweet by the fired journalist, James LaPorta, walked back his breathless reporting as soon as 16 November:
- Poland's president says the missile blast that killed two near the Ukrainian border appears to be an 'unfortunate accident,' not an 'intentional attack.' Three U.S. officials said preliminary assessments suggested it was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian one.
- LinkedIn profile: LaPorta is a former "intelligence cell chief" in the US Marine Corps!
- Semafor (a platform promoting transparency in mainstream media): AP fired a reporter after a dangerous blunder. Slack messages reveal a chaotic process
- Leaked internal messaging at Associated Press reveals the now infamous judgement call by Vanessa Gera of AP Poland:
- I can't imagine a US intelligence official would be wrong on this
- Patrick Henningsen analysis: The Slack messaging patently shows LaPorta to be the fall guy for seniors up to Ron Nixon, AP Vice-President
- Only at the end of the thread did LaPorta and colleagues wonder idly whether this obliged NATO to go to war with Russia. Henningsen: "They realise their job is to grind an axe for Washington on any story that comes up ... the mainstream media unquestioningly rinse and repeat what AP, AFP and Reuters feed them"

Sources:
https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-25th-november-2022