Source title in the reading translation: JV apologises—Halldor Henriksen's FAKE NEWS Well hidden on JydskeVestkysten's website, one can find something resembling an apology that the p

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Text version dated 2 Nov 2021

JV apologises – Halldor Henriksen’s FAKE NEWS. Well hidden on JydskeVestkysten’s website is something resembling an apology that Halldor Henriksen’s personal attack on Skansegården’s owner last week could be read as a journalistic article. It was not correctly labelled as commentary.

This matters because, as a rule, an article should be impartial, independent and contain well-documented facts. In a commentary, one can claim anything without responsibility to journalism’s basic ethical rules. Halldor Henriksen used that opportunity extensively. https://www.linkedin.com/in/halldor-henriksen-772794a2/?originalSubdomain=dk https://jv.dk/artikel/jv-beklager-2020-3-30 Curiously, the apology was not shared on JydskeVestkysten’s Facebook page alongside the original post.

Neither JydskeVestkysten nor Halldor Henriksen comments on our response. It would probably be naive to expect no further undocumented noise from them and the former mayoral candidate. So far their inventiveness has been considerable, and we await developments with interest.

The newspaper’s credibility is for readers to judge: https://www.facebook.com/DybbolBankeSkansegaarden/posts/1108077846211787 The author of that commentary, Halldor Henriksen, is known among industry professionals as a fair local editor with sound views. As the owner of Skansegården has not previously had any dispute with Halldor Henriksen, it is difficult to see what (or who) motivated him to make this very personal attack. In any event, it is disappointing to see Halldor Henriksen compromise his otherwise normally high standard. https://www.facebook.com/DybbolBankeSkansegaarden/posts/1123517541334484

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Source title: JV beklager - Halldor Henriksens FAKE NEWS Godt gemt på JydskeVestkystens hjemmeside kan man finde noget, der ligner en beklagelse over, at det p

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JV beklager - Halldor Henriksens FAKE NEWS Godt gemt på JydskeVestkystens hjemmeside kan man finde noget, der ligner en beklagelse over, at det personlige angreb, Halldor Henriksen lavede på ejeren af Skansegården i sidste uge, kunne læses som en journalistisk artikel. Det skyldes, at det ikke var korrekt deklareret som en kommentar. Når det har betydning, er det fordi, en artikel som hovedregel skal være upartisk, uafhængig og indeholde veldokumenterede fakta.

I en kommentar kan man påstå hvad som helst uden at være ansvarlig over for journalistikkens etiske grundregler. Den mulighed brugte Halldor Henriksen i vid udstrækning. https://www.linkedin.com/in/halldor-henriksen-772794a2/?originalSubdomain=dk https://jv.dk/artikel/jv-beklager-2020-3-30 Pudsigt nok er undskyldningen dog ikke blevet delt på JydskeVestkystens Facebook-side i forbindelse med det oprindelige opslag. JydskeVestkysten eller Halldor Henriksen kommenterer ej heller på vores svar – så det vil nok være naivt at tro, at der ikke kommer mere udokumenteret støj fra deres og den tidligere borgmesterkandidats side.

Opfindsomheden har indtil videre været stor, så vi venter spændt. Avisen troværdighed – den lader vi op til læserne at vurdere: https://www.facebook.com/DybbolBankeSkansegaarden/posts/1108077846211787 Afsenderen af den nævnte kommentar, Halldor Henriksen, er kendt blandt branchefolk som en fair lokalredaktør, der har gode holdninger. Da ejeren af Skansegården ikke tidligere har haft noget udestående med Halldor Henriksen, er det svært at se, hvad (eller hvem) der har motiveret ham til det meget personlige angreb.

Uanset hvad, er det ærgerligt at se Halldor Henriksen gå på kompromis med sin ellers normalt høje standard. https://www.facebook.com/DybbolBankeSkansegaarden/posts/1123517541334484

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