The problem with O'Keeffe is that he has burned his reputation in the past with false reports that have harmed innocent people. Reporters like Ken Klippenstein and Matt Taibbi have discussed the topic of how in the "old days" of pre internet, reporters would lose their careers over serious mistakes made in reporting. In the post social media era that no longer seems to apply anymore. However I refuse to accept that. There is so much noise that people are exposed to that there HAS to be some mechanism to filter out the chaff. I propose bringing back the reputation of a reporter based on their past work. If you cannot put in the work to thoroughly vet your major stories then you are not a true reporter in my eyes. How am supposed to vet this given im not familiar with the area? The only signal to go by is his history and it is not a good indicator in this regard.