Garry Tan, the CEO of YC, accused me of unethical reporting
2 days ago
- #Criminal Justice Reform
- #Journalism Ethics
- #Media Accountability
- Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, accused the author of unethical reporting in a post promoting Dion Lim's book, which portrays Lim as a heroic journalist.
- The author disputes Tan's claims, clarifying their role in fact-checking Lim's viral carjacking story, which contained inaccuracies about charges being dropped.
- The author's investigation revealed that the victim and witness felt pressured by Lim and that their contact information may have been improperly leaked by police.
- Text exchanges between the author and Kasie Lee from Boudin's office were made public, but Tan's claim of 81 pages of conspiratorial texts is misleading, as most pages are unrelated.
- The author argues that Boudin, as a progressive former public defender, was not the 'power' in San Francisco, facing opposition from tech executives, police, and well-funded recall campaigns.
- The rebuttal emphasizes the importance of ethical journalism, correcting misinformation, and protecting victim privacy, while criticizing Tan's narrative as distorted.