With the vast amount of effort and time that media outlets such as CNN or BuzzFeed put into publishing current news there should be little to no time for error, one would think. But with the recent publishing of the Trump Dossier many now question the credibility of the media, and publishing companies. BuzzFeed, a huge media outlet with a net worth of 1.5 billion, reported and published an unverified dossier involving Donald J. Trump, and affiliation with Russian operatives. Kelly McBride, and Tom Scocca both wrote separate articles regarding the Dossier. McBride states that BuzzFeed was at fault, and should not have published the Dossier without legitimate verification. Scocca on the other hand believes that the public has a right to know…show more content… Any article that adds new information about Trump, especially negative news, receives instant attention and hits on social media and other platforms. The main goal of publishing companies’ is to maximize profits and to keep customer’s interest at a high rate. With the anti-Trump movement in full play, media outlets have higher incentives to post articles that negatively portray Trump. For example, in the Trump Dossier, Trump was allegedly having close connections with Russian operatives, as well as Russian escorts. In the past, Trump has been portrayed as a sexually addicted man, and since the Dossier creates a link to that, it is not a difficult task to see why BuzzFeed published the premature article. As expected, the Dossier brought BuzzFeed great levels of attention, viewings, and profits. I believe that the publishing of the Dossier, was more of a marketing play rather than a traditional publishing. It disappoints me because I now believe that BuzzFeed is a company that focuses more on profits than giving the people the truth, otherwise the editors would have waited for evidence to publish the…show more content… By using this method of journalism, BuzzFeed is basically playing telephone, creating large amounts of confusion in the public. The claims of the Dossier will be distorted and twisted, and before long the original allegations will be buried by a set of new allegations, that originated from the public. Journalism should be about truth or at the very least have facts to support claims. Leaving it up to the public to decide, is unreliable just like Trump stated. BuzzFeed has actually given Trump a weapon to use against all claims against him. For months, even before the Presidential Elections, Trump would claim that most media outlets are fake and untrustworthy. By publishing an unverified dossier BuzzFeed has actually proved Trump right, in the sense that journalism and media is
