When digital competition and social media make speed a priority, James Warren says newsrooms are more likely to transmit bad research, such as the fraudulent gay marriage study. Without the resources needed to thoroughly double check research, Warren says many newsrooms are likely to blindly trust information if it seems to come from a reputable organization or individual. Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow says: “It is fraught with peril to look at study and go on the air or on the Web.”
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