The Information founder and CEO Jessica Lessin is being criticized for not disclosing her friendship with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg during a recent interview.
Taylor Herzlich of The New York Post reports, “While the pair’s friendship is well-known in most media circles, Lessin made no mention of their relationship during the interview and there was no disclosure on the website, according to the published transcript.
“That’s causing a stir among media insiders, some of whom are questioning whether Lessin should have recused herself and handed the interview off to another reporter, according to journalist Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter.
“‘If you decide to interview someone who you regularly go on vacation with, you should disclose that friendship at the start of the conversation,’ a prominent tech reporter told Darcy.
“‘Readers deserve that context as they consider all the questions you ask – and the ones that you don’t.'”
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