> I considered him a respected journalist, but this article doesn't seem like it's either balanced or fact-checked
Having started a media outlet but given someone else the Editor in Chief job because he was more interested in being a reporter and didn't want editorial responsibility, he rage-quit to substack on his own because he also didn't like anyone else exercising editorial oversight of his work.
It almost seems like the practice of having someone detached from the work of writing a piece that is responsible for assuring balance, fact-checking, etc., is addressed serves a purpose...
Having started a media outlet but given someone else the Editor in Chief job because he was more interested in being a reporter and didn't want editorial responsibility, he rage-quit to substack on his own because he also didn't like anyone else exercising editorial oversight of his work.
It almost seems like the practice of having someone detached from the work of writing a piece that is responsible for assuring balance, fact-checking, etc., is addressed serves a purpose...