On my first day at the Post-Dispatch about a month ago, my editor @davidhunn asked me what what the situation was between the county board and chairman in Madison County, my old stomping grounds. I wrote about it. https://t.co/Pr4rGMaXDw
Proud to be a part of the @stltoday team with @joelcurrier, @Ben_Fred, @davidhunn, @ahuguelet and others who reported on this relocation since it began. None of these revelations would’ve come to light without a strong local newspaper. Subscribe. https://t.co/YTmtb9IKcL
There are so many juicy morsels of news and reporting in this #Rams story by @KatieKull1, @joelcurrier, and @ahuguelet for @stltoday, but this sentence from a #NFL exec's email on contacting Kroenke re: LA move is chef's kiss ...
"If we do, it is harder to play dunce."
This is a wild ride. A data journalist discovered a major security flaw in the state’s website, alerts the state, gets called a hacker by the state, which blatantly lies about the situation https://t.co/Go3cOVPGk4
Cybersecurity experts have known about this kind of flaw for a decade. A decade!! One expert said it was “mind boggling” that @MOEducation still had it.
But sure, blame journalists instead of taking accountability.
@jayohday@Kirkman Sounds like finding a wallet stuffed full of cash, then checking the driver’s license to contact the owner.
Owner: You tried to steal my ID and all my money!
.@stltoday found over 100,000 social security numbers were at risk and reported it to DESE.
The agency blamed the PD, calling our journalist a “hacker.”
Name calling isn’t taking accountability. It’s deflection.
1. Journalist finds very bad vulnerability in state system that could expose thousands of peoples social security numbers
2. Journalist warns state so they can fix it before he publishes
3. State agency sends PRESS RELEASE to JOURNALIST calling them a hacker