Experts call out “journalist” for fake re-offense statistics
Jenny Day, a reporter for Yuma, Arizona’s NBC News Affiliate KYMA (Channel 11) is getting pushback from experts who are calling her out on some false statistics she reported on in a story about sex offenders in the community.
She claims “Statistics show 99% of child sex offenders reoffend, yet they are still being released into our community.” which we know to be completely ridiculous, but then used that excerpt to try to get traction to her story in twitter (https://twitter.com/JennyDayTV/status/1195159698460143617). Thankfully experts are calling her out on her bullshit and asking her to cite the “statistics” she is claiming. So far no reply and we know why there’s not going to be a reply from her, because no empirical research exists.
More than 150 responses have been posted to tweet and they are overwhelmingly calling for a correction. Many have written to her and the station demanding she retract her story and apologize.
A petion on Change.org is even being circulated, demanding she retract her story or resign: https://www.change.org/p/jenny-day-correct-false-reporting-or-resign-from-your-job (please feel free to sign).
Now that Ms. Day and her station have been unquestionably placed on notice of their error, the rest is up to them. Their response will determine how much further this will go, including potential legal action. Her station, KYMA, re-tweeted her post.and could potentially be liable for defamation under the republication rule (Restatement (2s) of Torts § 578).
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She is an outright POS. Sue her and the station. It’s time people learn a valuable lesson in this blame game nation of ours.
Is there a way that we could organize through social media to lead some sort of blitz against one of our counties in Florida with their horrific ordinances: Dade/ Brevard/Seminole/Volusia/Clay/others? FAC leadership has all that they can handle. We as member would have to organize everything. There are almost 1,000,000 people on the national registry, some of which would help us and then we could return the favor some day.
I am not active in the social media world, but if some of you are, you could help us get started. I am more than willing to help, but I would need someone to tell me what to do and how to do it and we would need everyone to help us. There is power in numbers.
Miami/Dade could be a good place to start because of the current lawsuit down there. I am looking to bombard them with a lot of negative publicity that they would not want but all with research-based facts.
Today isn’t Jenny Day’s day. (No pun intended)
This is great. It is usually the other way around – with the negative comments directed at registered citizens from ignorant commenters, but now we’re pushing back with the same mob mentality -sort to speak- and it’s great.
Interesting. I asked her to provide me with her source regarding that particular statistic as well.
If she does provide me with the requested info I shall send it your way.
Honestly, there should be fines for journalist who publish this kind of false data. Lawsuits! So awful. Thank you for the updates.
Needs to be a registry lol.
The news is one of the most powerful monopolies that exists. It has the power to make or break a person. When the Sheriffs do these sex stings, how do you think the news finds out? A press officer from the law enforcement agency reaches out to the news. Back in the old days when I worked in law enforcement, when a cop messed up, it was all covered up and was hardly heard about.
That doesn’t happen much anymore as I just saw a Sheriff’s deputy arrested by OPD for pointing a gun at his Uber driver.
Our lives are under a microscope these days. That is why I try and keep a low profile mostly.
I emailed her and I just signed the change.org petition. I wasn’t nice.
I am glad that so many people are pushing back. If the station doesn’t offer an apology, then I hope someone does sue them. It’s time we start taking a stand against the outrageous, outright lies being used against us for some personal gain.