‘some of the standards have fallen way short of acceptable’
Is that an excuse to crucify them on social media, to mock and criticise them, as many are doing? As far as I can see, it’s using the internet to engage in silly tit for tat one upmanship that undermines the seriousness of the situation and smacks of discrediting journalists and media outlets with an ulterior motive. But that is just my opinion. However, I find it as distasteful as elements of the pro-Palestininian rhetoric