The news media tends to avoid complicated stories. Sometimes it's because the reporters and editors don't understand the story, but oftentimes it's because of A) space limitations or B) complicated backstories will confuse readers/audiences. Television news has an especially difficult time overcoming these factors.
But this is the WSJ. Complicated stories and cofounders/partners hitting rough patches (or being pushed aside) are the norm. In this instance, there's not enough data to determine what went wrong. But I find it hard to believe an experienced WSJ reporter would gloss over/leave out such important details.
Its worth pointing out that there is a vast difference between the following:
-Communicating something in a way that makes it easy to understand.
-Making an attribution error.
-Making numerous errors and omitting crucial, relevant, details.
I'm not sure about the WSJ, but many news organizations have moved toward "page view journalism" and the quality shows. I have a subscription to the WSJ but I'm not sure how much longer I will keep it.
The news media tends to avoid complicated stories. Sometimes it's because the reporters and editors don't understand the story, but oftentimes it's because of A) space limitations or B) complicated backstories will confuse readers/audiences. Television news has an especially difficult time overcoming these factors.
But this is the WSJ. Complicated stories and cofounders/partners hitting rough patches (or being pushed aside) are the norm. In this instance, there's not enough data to determine what went wrong. But I find it hard to believe an experienced WSJ reporter would gloss over/leave out such important details.