Stanford freshman's determined reporting leads to investigation, president's resignation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2023
- An 18-year-old student journalist, Theo Baker first broke the story of Stanford president's possible research misconduct. He joined ABC7 to talk about his findings, and what it means to hold the university and its president accountable. abc7ne.ws/3q3P0HQ
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Takes balls of steel to go after your university’s president let alone as a 1st year student. Impressive guy
Agreed. It would shake me in my boots to do something like this. Kudos!
...or maybe rich, nerd son of elitist east coast journalists. Do some research.
@@jerryklooster438 those are typically the weakest group-thinking anxious bunch
Thankfully, there are still people who want to be journalists. Kudos to his hard work.
If you're waning to be a journalist. Mexico is the the guay to go. Promised a long vacation from the start. Where you say? Only the cartel could let you know that answer. Thank goodness for their charitable efforts of true journalism. 👍 😉 👍
no one is going to hire this guy.
Absolutely. And at Stanford, a university very much in bed with the tech industry, no less
@@WarRior-rn4kb lol that is what I was thinking....but if they do, it would be great PR for their company
Actually, there are plenty of people who want to be journalists. But to actually follow the evidence and report on it honestly is rare. If your life depended on the typical journalist’s or journalism student’s honesty and integrity you should abandon all hope.
Falsified academic /scientific reports happen all the time. Getting caught is rare.
When I was in undergrad, I challenged an article in one of the major US medical journals, as their conclusions were 180 degrees opposite of my understanding of how something worked and seemed counter to many of the sources they cited. I reached out to the principal investigator and asked if he could explain their conclusions to me, as I was "just a dumb undergrad" and wanted to understand what they had found. To his credit, he responded and said he'd get back with me. About a week later, he called me and we talked for well over an hour. My understanding was correct. Their "research" was wrong. Worse, he explained how the system worked and how the grad students working under him actually never read the articles they cited. The journal retracted the article.
The scary part is that this was a medical article, with implications for patient treatment and that this is somewhat frequent. At my own Uni, I overheard two professors in a completely different department talking about an upcoming article and how they could massage their data to show a particular thing which it wasn't currently showing. How many false articles are out there which never get challenged?
That’s why replications are such an integral part of science. Journals, however, are less interested in publishing replications or studies that don’t produce impressive results. There needs to be a change in what research gets published because studies that “fail” are still vital.
@@johnracine4589 I think you should have to sign up with a journal before you do the study. Not a perfect solution, but something in that direction. You publish what you will do, and then later submit the results. If you have announced to many studies and not submitted any results, you get banned until you do. Still would not fix peer review in general.
@grayrabbit2211 - right you are. Most of the commentators to this story didn't get it, you are the first one I saw that did. Typical ignorant Americans. NEWS: By many estimates fully 40% of all scientific research is not reproducible? Google this title (since YT does not like links): " NEWS FEATURE 18 July 2023 Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?" (Answer: about 40%, and a good portion of those trials are outright fake).
I will not share my own experiences from the industry side of R&D. But yeah, it probably stems from bad incentives in funding and livlihood but we need truth to advance and this bad science needs to be addressed aggressively.
@@annoyingcommentator1582 All volunteers reviewing papers. They are not going to invest the time to monitor your work.
For those wondering the research was on a potential cause for Alzheimers. So glad this young man exposed this. I hope the false results didn’t hamper the research into this awful disease too much.
It did. Years and millions of $$$$
@@drivenmad7676 that is heartbreaking.
where do you think "fight for Alzheimers" funds go to? Straight back to the donor's shell "companies".
Thank you.
I find it kind of odd that they left that out.
@@bigcockedman714 any backup for that claim?
This is why investigative reporters are so important to a democracy. Keeping those in power in check!! This kid is amazing. So impressive.
Too bad the major media outlets are paid by politicians
*Constitutional Republic
@@declineofthewest.I came here to say the same thing. Constitutional Republic. We are not a democracy.
We are a “Republic” it’s in the “Pledge of Allegiance”.
I know it can be confusing when “Democrats” keep telling everyone we are a “Democracy” but we are governed by the “Constitution” and not by what everyone collectively votes for.
I thought we were a democratic republic with a hybrid social-capitalism economy(?). Guess I need to update my Civics ed..
Good for this kid. Integrity is a rare commodity.
Integrity is going to be more valuable as time goes on.
And, we hope, less rare.
Yup!
“They lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.”
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Are we really THIS STUPID???? I am not!
It does not follow logically that reporting on someone else’s lack of integrity means the reporter himself has integrity. I’m not saying he does or does not. He was just looking for a good story. And he found one.
Integrity is CRITICAL in scientific research, yet it seems to be lacking these days.
Way to stand your ground, young man! Never stop speaking truth to power.
his father is chief Whitehouse correspondent for the NYT, i'm willing to bet dollars to donuts, this was a story he sat on for himself to publish later he tipped his son off to. this also explains why the school did nothing to the kid. can't go after a reporters kid and not expect it to make front page news of the NYT. he is the power.
Yes, well said.
That phrase is just a ridiculous ego stroke to those that happen to be in power at the moment and this investigation proves how ephemeral that power actually is.
HA! Laughable. Yeah, he got this one right. But look who this kid's parents are. Israel shills. Truth to POWER? Who is more powerful than Israel and the Zionists who own the Atlantic, New Yorker, Etc..
This kid is Establishment Media royalty, and I GUARANTEE this story was teed up for him to hit out of the park in order to seemingly make a name for himself beyond that of his birthright.
Typical Zionists tricksters.
NOT a Jew thing. Criticism of Israel and Zionism is NOT antisemitism, no matter how hard they will insist it is.
Former Stanford post-grad researcher here: big up to Theo B. for improving the Stanford research community in a big way!
Are you ignorant of the work done in the last 15+ years in the so-called replication crisis in science? Starting with John P. A. Ioannidis's 2005 article (I see he's in Stanford's faculty now): A recent refresher: By many estimates fully 40% of all scientific research is not reproducible Google this title (since YT does not like links): " NEWS FEATURE 18 July 2023 Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?" (Answer: about 40%, and a good portion of those trials are outright fake). What this young journalist did is commendable but hardly anything heroic. What would be in my mind more shocking is if the university tried to expel him for his journalism (now that would be a good story, not this one).
The balls on this kid! Kind of embarrassing for Stanford right now, but this kid does the Trees proud.
Awesome. Please continue to call out and call down the fraud . Follow the money 😳😤😤🙃🙃🙃. Proud of this young man 💋
This fraudulent researcher only resigned AS PRESIDENT. He’s still a Stanford RESEARCH PROFESSOR. Proud?!
This kid is a better investigative journalist than many professional journalists.
Huge understatement.
💯💯💯
Both of his parents are veteran investigative journalists , you think his parents didn't help him
Unfortunately, that is not saying much. Getting positions at these "top" universities requires such an extraordinary achievement that there almost isn't enough truth to support it. There are nothing but liars (the winners) and losers.
It's like women complaining all men are liars, when the truth is that they won't date any man that won't lie for them and to them.
@@JimBarcelona Most Journalists aren't good enough to be paid well.
I can’t imagine myself being this articulate at 18 much less investigating the top authority in my university. This guy is definitely going places.
That's a bit pathetic. He's 18 not 12. You should read more.
@@sueyourself5413 Amazing how @shulixnora3792 takes the time to be humble and also provide a compliment to this young man and you take the time to insult them for it. Does that say something about you?
Well he is at Stanford…
@@alhainmccallister3383 I didn't insult him, I insulted the op. I'll assume that you, too, find it impressive that at 18 someone can be reasonably articulate. Says a lot about the American school system.
I mean, you seemingly are incapable of identifying the target of a basic sentence in English, so I'm pretty sure my hunch is correct.
@@sueyourself5413 You're coming off as painfully conceited and arrogant. A TH-cam comment section isn't going to be expected to follow any of your standards and the fact that you're deciding to vocalize them as if your expectations hold any relevance is quite pathetic. I'd quit while you're ahead.
Maybe it's just me, but this young man seems to be a better journalist than most accomplished professionals in the field.
He hasn’t been corrupted by money, ego or power. Let’s hope he never is.
I got a feeling they all started that way. People have a funny way of letting the world beat them down. That can be useful in alot cases but I agree with you. Hopefully he finds a way to keep his own path.
@@FrozenAfricaPrincessthis
"A spineless journalist breeds a hopeless society." Raveesh Kumar
We can thank corporate news for our current predicament. We need more muckrakers like this fellow.
@@goldenroux612 is there a point that one stops blaming the news and starts blaming the consumer? Something like "fool me once" has to come into play at some point.
I respect this young student. I stand with him. The world needs more students like this freshman.
his father is chief Whitehouse correspondent for the NYT, i'm willing to bet dollars to donuts, this was a story he sat on for himself to publish later he tipped his son off to. this also explains why the school did nothing to the kid. can't go after a reporters kid and not expect it to make front page news of the NYT.
Good for you young man !!!
Don't go with these narrative out here , do your due diligence and think for yourself .
I see you going far and doing more great work in the FUTURE .
The world needs more adults like him too.
Bla Bla Bla and nothing happens
He is at Stanford. He’s obviously smart
Thanks to Mr. Baker for his tireless work, but also to ABC for devoting the time necessary to get the full story out.
Good reporting.
I agree. This deserves much more than the 12 minutes it got. But I am happy and surprised to see that this station gave him and this story this much attention.
I can't find anything else over 3 minutes on youtube under this kid's name
@@nargly8208I don't think he's looking for attention
Was actually gob smacked ABC devoted 12.5 mins to get this story out. Mega kudos to Mr. Baker.
Amazing that ABC reported this, given that they are very reputable themselves.
This young man is so well spoken, and is showing a maturity beyond his years.
Keep going, and keep growing Theo Baker!
And so humble!!
Exactly my thoughts. Very well spoken.
he got into stanford, you have to be pretty bright!
CNN would consider this journalist a troublemaker and not hire him
@@klinestill You're seriously going to judge this person who starts off his sentences with "Yeah", and ignore the fact that this person was admitted to the university with the lowest acceptance rate in the US and took down its president? Sheesh... as the cliche goes, you can't see the forest for the trees.
Big respect to this dude. I hope he never loses his passion for true investigative journalism. We need more people like him.
I worked at Stanford for 26 years. There are MANY Stanford professors engaging in the same behaviors. I got a PhD at UC Berkeley. There are MANY professors at Berkeley engaging in the same behaviors. I was a post-doc at Caltech. There are SOME professors at Caltech engaging in the same behaviors. I worked with professors at the University of Chicago. There are SOME professors and post-docs at UofC engaging in the same behaviors. Publish or perish. Dog eat dog. These behaviors are rampant in US academia!
In the last 15+ years there's a so-called replication crisis in science. Starting with John P. A. Ioannidis's 2005 article (I see he's in Stanford's faculty now). A recent refresher: By many estimates fully 40% of all scientific research is not reproducible Google this title (since YT does not like links): " NEWS FEATURE 18 July 2023 Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?" (Answer: about 40%, and a good portion of those trials are outright fake). What this young journalist did is commendable but hardly anything heroic.
that is really sad.
Folks, please be wary of random TH-cam comments that conveniently tap into your worst fears.
@@melbatoast667 Start with John P.A. Ioannidis's 2005 paper, move forward, educate yourself, and get back to us once having done so.
@@raylopez99 Great rebuttal. You’re right, please believe every anonymous TH-cam comment without scrutiny. P.S. Citing this one paper as the end all be all on the matter is not the rebuttal you think it is.
Allowing that con-man to simply resign and walk away from the mess he created is far to lenient.
If a student was caught doing such acts of deception, they would have no future... so how does this grifter get to keep his income from 2 decades of lies?
its america. golden parachutes are the default
But are you surprised though?🤷🏼♂️
My thoughts exactly!
The US is RULED by a cabal of politicians and business entities and their owners. The US is not a true democracy. The rich rule and their minions do their bidding, usually against the interest of the many and fellow countrymen.
His career is toast. I would not be surprised if lawsuits follow. He will probably be spending hundreds of thousands per year in legal fees. I don't think there is a precedent in this country that your salary can be clawed back because of fraud on the job. You just get fired. But the downward spiral for this guy is just beginning.
Theo should get a free education from Stanford.
Yes free tuition for Theo
Stanford is getting a free education from Theo Baker right now.
Absolutely. I hope you're paying for it.
He attended Philips Academy and St Albans School, the first an elite boarding school and the second a day school with tuition in the $40,000s a year. I am sure his family has plenty of financial resources, and if not, Stanford is extremely generous with their financial aid.
@bradconley Indeed! Lol… massively underrated comment!
It may look shameful to Stanford. However, I am proud that they did not sweep it under the rug, or worse, retaliated against this freshman who reported it!
Agreed. They handled it well.
Only time will tell
they couldn't have. this would have blown up even more
Thankfully this is not the Chinese communist party or North Korea
He did describe how Stanford tried to manipulate the investigation multiple times. They're for sure waiting for the dust to settle to retaliate
I Love seeing journalists with actual backbone.
Nope, what they say misconduct is happening in all universities around the world, he was young and his lack of knowledge led him to ths😊
Rare
@@saesedi9513what kind of last name is sedi anyways
I’d be a terrible journalist. I have the curiosity and the drive but the older I get, the more I fear that someone will literally kill me. Probably not the dean of a school while he was being publicly investigated but that can be a dangerous job if you do it long enough.
I hope this young man becomes a professional journalist who’s willing to continue to give unbiased reporting.
This is how Ben Shapiro got his start!
@@BitsyBee Ben Shapiro is funded by Turning Point USA and Young America’s Foundation which are in turn funded by conservative billionaires. We need actual local journalism like this kid is doing (we assume?) for it to matter.
I hope so too, but I have a terrible feeling that this guy will face a retribution by the mob that runs the US university academia.
I say this because what he uncovered occurs in almost every universities to various degrees, and if his investigative journalism leads to greater scrutiny of research practices in other universities, it will certainly uncover a lot of dirt, and that will affect the universities' bottom line.
Recently, the purpose of conducting research has become less about experimenting and testing for new ideas and discoveries, and mostly to generate publicity for attracting grants and donations. When there is an incentive to cheat, humans will eventually find a way to cheat, and almost every university incentivizes research that generate publicity.
Much like creative accounting, there are ways to analyze and interpret the data gathered from research to reflect a particular conclusion you desire, and unless you outright fabricate the data, it is hard to spot manipulative data analysis, especially when working with a large, complex data set.
By the way, this is one of MANY kinds of corrupt practices that universities commonly engage in, and this student journalist may have just kicked a hornet's nest. Universities are billion dollar institutions and they also collude with each other, with political insitutions, as well as with private corporations (including the mainstream media), and if their bottom line is threatened, you bet they will use whatever means and connections at their disposal to neutralize the threat.
This student was able to conduct his kind of investigative journalism as an independent student journalist, but if a journalist in a mainstream media organization were to try to look into the matter, most likely it won't get too far.
I hope this student inspires others to conduct independent investigative journalism, because we need an army of independent actors to fight against a well organized mob of the academia.
Everyone is a journalist 😂😂😂u don't need education
I would prefer that he do something more worthwhile with his life than journalism. Journalism today is almost completely void of integrity. They are basically wordsmiths pretending to be experts who bend the truth or even lie in order to sell a story or dishonestly advance some political agenda.
I'm so glad they caught him. So many professors do this. I was in a lab like that where my advisor had nothing to do with my paper until he rewrote it. There is a lot of pressure to be a "winner ". I hope they catch the rest of them.
Your professor rewrote your paper for what reason?
@@emilerose1424 he wouldn't let his students write their own papers. Whatever you wrote, he would rewrite. Honestly. And students and technicians accepted it. My advisor used Microsoft word to check his spelling. But some words, like dose and does will not be detected. So the paper was full of typos because he didn't really read it.
There was just a story about bad research at Harvard, too.
That is really messed up. I hope more scientists start to speak up publicly since this field is failing to self-regulate.
@@emilerose1424 Possibly to publish? There is a demand that higher academics publish.
This 18 year old, as young as he is, IS A REAL MAN, a true journalist, a Human in the pursuit of honesty, and valuing integrity. We NEED people like this in high/prominent places. PLEASE get into politics. We need people like you ruling this country!
Uuuuuuhhh.... RULING?? 🤔
he is not a ruler, he is a journalist. Ruling is not his talent, journalism is. Journalists have to hold rulers accountable. Journalists are extroverted, and good rulers tend to be introverts
Wonderful to hear about. If only ALL journalists were so thorough and honest. This young man is amazing.
his father is chief Whitehouse correspondent for the NYT, i'm willing to bet dollars to donuts, this was a story he sat on for himself to publish later he tipped his son off to. this also explains why the school did nothing to the kid. can't go after a reporters kid and not expect it to make front page news of the NYT.
Theo Baker is the future of journalism, honest and holding truth to power!
Both of his parents are veteran investigative journalists , you think his parents didn't help him
@malcriadamedina5358
And your point? Nobody works in a vacuum, we all get help.
@@thisbushnell2012 my point is that he's not just a regular kid who uncovered this like they're making it out to look. It's ok to say the child of veteran investigative journalists from the New York Times and the New Yorker
@@malcriadamedina5358Obviously this kid is exceptional. No one is calling this a “rags to riches” story. But it is remarkable that an 18-year-old was able to accomplish all of this. Luck, nurture, hard work, perseverance, and good community support all contributed.
lol, most journalists start like this. They get a big story and use that as a traction.
The world needs millions more reporters like him.
That make false accusations and do follow up.
@@adventureswithfrodo2721why is the president stepping down if they're false?
@@adventureswithfrodo2721bro ur name is adventures with Frodo ….. is your name Sam?
Or easier access to those who are !
This young man is going places if he continues to pursue shady things that fall through the cracks with such passion and professionalism. That’s true journalism right there.
his father is chief Whitehouse correspondent for the NYT, i'm willing to bet dollars to donuts, this was a story he sat on for himself to publish later he tipped his son off to. this also explains why the school did nothing to the kid. can't go after a reporters kid and not expect it to make front page news of the NYT.
I just hope he stays safe. True dedicated investigative journalists have a tendency to disappear when they look into the things that REALLY need looking into.
Not really. He was just reporting on the obvious. It's you, the reader, that's ignorant. By many estimates fully 40% of all scientific research is not reproducible. Google this title (since YT does not like links): " NEWS FEATURE 18 July 2023 Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?" (Answer: about 40%, and a good portion of those trials are outright fake).
Things that fell through the cracks?
It's intentional fraud. Who else was complicit?
He personifies intelligence , courage and integrity. Kudos to the young man for standing up to power at this young age. He will do good in life.
This is unfortunately very common in postgraduate and PhD studies: the bullying of students over their hard work and data, only being listed as the 3rd or 4th author when they essentially wrote the entire paper themselves over several years. I’ve heard it’s a very broken system with many students suffering from mental health issues because it’s so blatantly unfair. I hope this changes the research community - no one is above it, not even the president of a major research university. Kudos to that young man, science is all about finding the objective truth. Falsified data goes against every scientist’s credo.
Yes, the university system is still quite feudal, and the way it works under capitalism has made it worse - with relentless competition for funding. So many issues - plagiarism, fraud, bullying - have come to light, in many countries and institutions, while the public is being distracted with stupid culture wars.
Your summary is accurate (coming from someone still in the system). Mental health is an issue for varied reasons, from neither being able to crack academia or industry adequate to experience, to the nature of scientific research being an exercise in staying relevant rather than original. I suspect these pressures led to the former Stanford president crossing the ethical border in a push to get highly cited papers to further his career.
when my prof asked me if he could use my undergrad paper I didn't really know what he was asking and said sure, I thought it was kind of cool he was interested in it. He turned around and gave it to one his grad students that got a good job out of it.
Yep, it’s a cesspool. Too much free money from Dept of Education. Need to cut the entire agency and let universities fend for themselves.
@@Originalman144 it doesn't work that way. Research institutions get their money as grants from the National Institute of Health not from the Department of Education. And it's a bad idea anyway. Think about it.
THIS is journalism. Not the script read BS we see on TV. Kudos and congratulations to this young man
his father is chief Whitehouse correspondent for the NYT, i'm willing to bet dollars to donuts, this was a story he sat on for himself to publish later he tipped his son off to. this also explains why the school did nothing to the kid. can't go after a reporters kid and not expect it to make front page news of the NYT.
Start looking into Indy journalism!
PBS does excellent journalism still.
@@Philitron128 yeah, but often with a HUGE political bias. Journalism should just be facts, zero bias.
@@MrThorp1 That's pretty much impossible because humans will decide which facts end up being focused on. That can always be seen as a bias. However, PBS does an excellent job of minimizing reporter bias.
If Theo was my kid my heart would be bursting with pride. What a wonderful young man!
I want to know more about this young man's parents. They obviously did a wondrous job raising their son. They must be so proud.
Wow. Just WOW. This 18 year old student is definitely going places, l'm sure we haven't seen the last of him. Well done Theo Baker 👏👏👏
Oh, I'm sure he is. Democrats can always use someone like him.
@@ortho-g9826 🙄
@@ortho-g9826 Is someone a little triggered and need some mental help? Hope you get it ✅
@@ortho-g9826... Yes, the dems absolutely NEED someone like him, but they would never let him in the door. He's too honest. In fact I hope they don't HILLERY HIM
@@edwardgrimsley4401Republicans and -Fake- Fox News would never hire him. They’d try to destroy him
Amazing to see the next generation stepping forward to hold leaders accountable.
Yes!👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, he won't live long.
Big pharma don't play.
In the RIGHT way. No emotional displays, no unfocused protesting which just creates backlash. Hard research and FACTS.
Years ago, a student at our local high school working on their newspaper, investigated and reported on a scam being run by a local landlord to bring young girls into the country with fake family visas, that he used for s favors. He went to jail for a long time.
He "spent his freshman year digging into this."
Sept., Oct and publish in November ... hardly a year.
More like 2.5 months ?
By an 18 year old who was probably VERY busy with classes ? hmmm
Work ethic is everything, guys. This guy was relentless and never gave up. That approach is what we need in life from everyone. Doesn't matter what you want to be; work hard and push, it'll do something good for society.
What a remarkable young man-he’s unbelievably professional for an 18 year old
This kid’s professional approach and communication skills are very impressive.
his father is chief Whitehouse correspondent for the NYT, i'm willing to bet dollars to donuts, this was a story he sat on for himself to publish later he tipped his son off to. this also explains why the school did nothing to the kid. can't go after a reporters kid and not expect it to make front page news of the NYT.
You don't find these kind of students at schools like Oxford or Cambridge sadly
If the slobs are so lazy as to repeat data and tables and layouts constantly, they seem to get caught. Otherwise, probably not. Like that psychologist caught repeating fake data for years in clinical studies.
his parents are both journalists, he gets it from them. He grew up in this kind of environment, so it makes sense that hes so good at it!
From wiki: Peter Eleftherios Baker (his dad) is an American journalist and author. He is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for MSNBC, and was previously a reporter for The Washington Post for 20 years. Baker has covered five presidencies, from Bill Clinton through Joe Biden.
Susan B. Glasser (mom) is an American journalist and news editor. She writes the online column "Letter from Biden’s Washington" in The New Yorker, where she is a staff writer.
It's sad to see that an 18 yr. old student journalist has more intelligence, dignity, and determination than most of the buffoons that run institutions and government. It's also encouraging to see this young man giving other people hope that there are good people in the world. Well done Theo Baker. I hope to see you in 10, 20 ....yrs doing the right thing, finding the truth and calling people to task. I'd say this is just the beginning of a very successful career ahead of you.
Unless someone takes him out first…
that is why not everybody can get into stanford , only the best of the best
@@eatnplaytoday Maybe consider removing your comment before someone reports you for suggesting doing something wrong for him calling out the truth.
Do you think we have 10 to 20 years left? It's getting really hot at my place.
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I have been an editorial assistant for five "scholarly" journals. The amount of BS that gets published is astounding. Most articles used qualitative research, rather than quantitative, which leads to more BS. The number of times I had to ask for references was amazing. Writers don't realize, but each person has a writing style. When they copy (plagiarize) something, it is easy to tell. With Google, it is so easy to track a quote. Good for this young man for sticking with what he knew was right.
Oh wow, that's disappointing.
@charlotteduncan2810, You're right! I had this same conversation with my friends who teach middle schools and counselors. Thr kids who take the easy way out by copying everything their classmate write is a tell tale sign when it's know they are on a lower reading and writing level! 😂 Another example is when I a colleague of mine asked me to write a response to an email she received. I told her at least 2 ppl on it would know I wrote it because of how concise I write in messy situations. Almost immediately, one of them texted me to ask if I wrote it. Just keep that in mind when doing any kind of writing.
Really inspiring work by this kid. There is hope that powerful people can be held accountable.
The respect between the journalists in this video is visible.
I agree. She did a very good interview, too, another sign of respect.
Yep, she pretty much intuitively tried to recruit a star colleague, then realized she's still talking to freshman.
This is what real journalism looks like. Hard, persistent investigation, not simply copying and pasting statements, quotes and press releases from those in power. Also, ABC7 deserves praise for conducting a real, substantive interview with Baker, focused on his journalism, and without a lot of silly questions about his age.
Excellently said!
Most investigative journalists die though. Look at the journalists who produced the Panama Papers. What we have now is corporate owned media and they do whatever makes money and gets views.
Yes well said. I noticed that as well. The interviewer treated him as if he was a full time professional journalist.
Perks to this young man for digging for the truth. Not enough people seem to be doing it these days.
May this young man’s impressive integrity never waver.
This is why journalists are so important! Good job young man!
I have just witnessed some hope for humankind, not for science or leadership (yet perhaps some hope in correcting the wrongs and corruption there), but for journalism. Remarkable story and remarkable reporting. This young man should be considered for a Pulitzer. Kudos as well to ABC7 News.
Then you have been following good journalists. There are plenty out there, they're just not household names like the ones backed by Big Pharma.
Whether he does business or journalism as a profession, he’s someone to watch. His attention to detail is like a normal day’s work. So cool!
If this young man can keep himself above reproach and maintain his integrity, he will always be a reliable source of information.
If he stays the path, he will basically be a young James O'Keefe.
@@SergeantExtreme laughable
@@religionisapoison2413 brainwashed
I’m not even American nor do I live in America, but I sill get the feeling of ultimate pride for having someone like Theo Baker in this world. Fraudulent scientific research and activity have been nothing but devastating to humans, especially in the recent years with Covid related numerous issues. People have died and others are still suffering injuries. This type of crime is not receiving authoritarian attention. Till when will all these misconducts go unpunished? Who decides to put a cap?
One of the things that COVID actually showed was the flaws in BIg Pharma. It showed how they delay research and slow down labs and hand-pick clinical trials to create demand so they can charge MORE for cheaply made drugs and vaccines. The error rate on Covid vax was less than 2%. The serious results - like anaphylaxis - were exaggerated for news coverage by anti-vax & anti-gov groups. In actuality, final reviews concluded that 5 people in a Million had any type of anaphylactic response.
You're a wacko.
Can women even go to school in YOUR country
@@lime4328?
Its the authoritarians that manipulate the data, why would they bring attention to their own misconduct?
This young man shows incredible potential. Well spoken, honest, driven. He'd make a fantastic investigative journalist
That's very rare with the "journalists" exist now. They are more reporters. Not real journalist. It's incredibly difficult to find unbiased factual reporting. That is truly sad that no one really wants to hear facts.
No MSM will hire him because they are not interested in journalists. They only want stooges who will regurgitate verbatim what they are told.
Absolutely love how Theo Baker credited his team and often spoke of how 'we did this....' or that 'we were able to...' instead of taking all the credit exclusively. He is articulate, brave, and obviously a relentless truth-seeker. Bravo, young man. There is hope in the future.
Real investigative journalism. I thought it was dead. Bravo Mr. Baker!
*FINALLY!!! Real investigative journalism with solid sources and reporting has been revived. By an 18-year-old!* I truly thought ethical and responsible journalism was dead, but this young man has given me hope. The arrogance of the former President - not even giving this young journalist the time of day - makes it even more gratifying that this same young man's reporting forced his resignation.
see investigation released today exonerates him of research misconduct,
Bro what? ProPublica is standing right there.
Rich narcissists are almost always immune to consequences. It's bloody INCREDIBLE that this kid didn't end up cajoled, trolled, mocked, blocked, stonewalled, and ostracized. Absolutely awesome that he had the resources and connections to expose the proper facts and data points.
@@DuffyGabiit's safe to assume academics in university administration are narcissists, you cant have that job without an over inflated ego
Yeah this does remind me of Stockton Rush a little bit.
@@DuffyGabihe felt entitled to fabricate and lie about research for decades. Only narcissists and sociopaths don’t that.
I wonder what is this young man’s family background and connections. Certainly his family is rich enough to supporting him to Stanford.
I'll bet he was but just was strong enough to endure
Freedom of the press allows the truth to come out.
Yes
There’s hope for the future with young adults like him!!
Brilliant courageous reputable articulate guy. Maybe there is some hope for America's future, if people like this become the nation's leaders.
*Hero. Journalist Theo Baker, that is.*
I'm glad the interviewer asked substantive questions throughout and didn't just focus on the reporter's young age. A serious treatment of a serious topic.
Kudos to Theo for his incisive reporting. Accountability is the name of the game.
Theo Baker has courage and integrity and has a bright future. Congratulations on the Polk Award!
Alternate title: “Reporters shocked that journalism turns out to require more than sitting on Twitter and “reporting” what was “tweeted”. “ Great job Theo! 👍 👏
Thank you for your comment.
In all fairness, a news reporter is just someone who is good at presenting info given on a teleprompter and perhaps facilitating interviews like this. This guy is more of an investigative journalist.
Quit your ignorance. There are different specialties in journalism
@@timmattle4730 It was a fact that the vast majority of BLM protests were peaceful. You can tally it up, and it's like 90%.
@@Daniel-Strain Your comment is commonly known as gas lighting.
Cover this admirable young man with your prayers for his protection from danger and from distraction.
Amen!
If the WSJ, NYT, etc. aren't offering this guy a job on the spot, they're making a huge mistake.
Oh they will.
"The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep the waters pure." --Thomas Jefferson
Mr. Baker is pretty much guaranteed to have an illustrious career in journalism going forward. I am glad he began his life's work by exposing Stanford's president to a richly deserved humiliation.
I don’t know , in our current system, doing honest work, and reporting the truth seems to be very rare and almost nonexistent.
"Mr. Baker is pretty much guaranteed to have an illustrious career in (journalism) going forward"
That's what they said about JFK.
People have been threatened, and yes, murdered for less. Its amazing he was able to continue this investigation and still (presumably) attend classes.
News outlets today don’t want his kind. Journalism now must follow a narrative, truth be damned.
@@charlescurran1289 I agree, but our salvation lies in the words "today" and "now". I believe change is coming.
Kudos to Theo! I was shocked at the practices that I witnessed as a research assistant at Stanford many years ago.
Remember, kids:
1.Stay in school
2. Blindly trust the science
3. Never question academic authority
Thank you, young man, for breaking most of these rules!
hahahahahah thanks for telling us what NOT TO DO
Real investigative journalism? How refreshing!
So true these days. This young man is smart enough to know he has NO CAREER in the MSM outlets for telling any truths. They only hire teleprompter spokes vegetables to shape a narrative, he is much too clever for that.
Hopefully, he will soon build up to exposing family members and friends. He has a bright future in the Komsomol.
This young man renewed my faith that our future generation will be outstanding!
And the collage kid who was the main whistle blower in bringing down Thernos and Elizabeth Holmes.
Makes me proud of the young guys.
Investigating Journalists like this young man are so needed.
What an amazing kid! People like you are the future we all look forward to, amidst the horrors of our times & those to come. 👍
Something like this happened in Davenport, Iowa about 30 years ago. New college president was hired, college newspaper was researching her background for their story and the facts didn't line up. The Board asked her to explain, on a Friday.
She said they were at home, she'd bring her documents to a meeting on Monday
She never showed up. Moved. Not even a shadow left.
“The guilty flee where no man pursueth.” Don’t recall who said it, and it’s so apropos for this!
The bible... In proverbs 28:1. Basically the guilty are afraid of being caught or found out
Brought down by an 18 year old... Ouch!
Good example of the pursuit of truth. Easy to fall back and be overwhelmed by society and power. Amazed at this young man's spirit. Real superman! And cheers to Stanford for supporting him. One step forward we go again.
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This kid is amazing!! On his way to be a fine young man and an even wiser old gentleman!!
Stunning that someone could be so smart, tenacious, and well-spoken at such a young age!
Excellent questions by the lady reporter. Even better answers by that freshman student. Very impressive!
The “lady reporter” has a name, folks - she’s Kristen Sze (it’s in the link in the byline description).
Even his PR statement reveals his weasely nature, this young reporter and the paper he belongs to deserve all the kudos, good job young man!!
Fantastic journalism! Keep up the great work, we need more investigative journalist like you!
This is the tip of the iceberg. Whenever large amounts of research and grant money are involved integrity takes a back seat.
in education, especially higher education, integrity does not exist
You are correct. Most will never be caught because in order to catch them you need investigates into each renowned scientist's work. IMO, about half of them would be guilty of fake data in their papers.
I hope he stays in the field of science reporting, because there are so few good science reporters and there is a tremendous need for better coverage in that field. This allegation had been going around for awhile and it took a college student to report on his university president in order for the truth to come out. This is the kind of reporting that the board of trustees for the university should have looked into before he was selected, but they did not. My point is, this is a fertile field for a journalist to consider.
Good Job!!’ Keep it -up !! We need people like him, who know how to bring out the bad people , conning, scamming Anybody or Anything!!! We’ll hear more about him & his supporters 💯👍👍🥰
Disgusting behavior on the part of Stanford’s (!!!) president. 🙄😵💫😖
Kudos to 18-y.o. Freshman student whistleblower !!! 🥰
This kind of comment is gross.
Consider not writing like this anymore.
"Trust the science"
@@O_WA0someone's a fan of prez it seems.
Lol man’s a freshman too imagine he was a senior bro’d bring down the whole 😂😂city lol
We need a hundred more just like him. He gives me hope for the future. It's so good to hear good news for a change. He deserves the Journalism award he got. Thank you.
Worth the 12 minutes to watch this report and was surprised that it was from an ABC news station. This piece raised a few questions/comments in my mind:
1. Why was the president of Stanford allowed to remain on the job and be paid for a little more than a month after this revelation? Why did the regents not make it effective immediately? Was he due a bonus before the date of his resignation? Are the regents accepting that someone who has corrupted the educational system continue to be in charge for the remaining time before he bows out on his own terms.
2. Will all work that he has published, been listed as the author/co-author or work that he has reviewed and endorsed in his career now be labeled as suspect or unverified?
3. Will the former PhD candidates under his supervision who were coerced or discredited sue him and the institution he was working for at the time for any extra time it took to earn their PhD, or for lost wages if they were not granted their PhD or for mental duress because of his behavior?
Just a few things that went through my mind as I watched the video.
Naively, I underestimated the importance of journalism in our society until recently. This video really helped that view of my mine to mature into respect.
Impressed to hear an actual investigative Journalist! Brilliant young man with integrity!
You can tell the lady reporter is in Aw of him. We are too!! How refreshing!!! 😊
This man doing society and the world such a huge favor, thank you young man!
This is huge!! Congrats Theo and colleagues!
Good for him. True and honest journalism.
This young man is very impressive! I also want to shout out Kristen Sze for her exceptional interview skills! She asks thoughtful questions and lets her guests answer questions fully. I love your work!
One obvious question that she never asked: What was the thing that got you investigating the possibility of this fraud. What was your first clue? Why did you begin this investigation?
"Something extraordinary happened today..."
A journalist showed integrity.
This shouldn't be extraordinary. It should be a daily occurrence.
They hired one of his business partners to investigate him ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Good for him!!! I love to see such fearlessness & integrity with the young people 🤍
Liar
BRAVO TO THEO BAKER.
From KY thank you for your journalism , and integrity.
Well done Mr. Baker and the colleagues that supported you! Please choose journalism and continue to develop skills in and maintain dedication to that craft.
This student is brilliant. And the reporter is asking good questions.
About 15 percent of researchers ADMIT to drawing conclusions that favor their sponsors, according to study by National Right to Life 2009.
Oh the irony... you're citing a biased religious organization that is drawing "research" conclusions that favor its funding partners. In reality, commercial industries fund only ~5% of academic scientific research. It is almost all funded by government funds, university funds, and non-profits like the American Cancer Society. Industry-funded studies are required to be clearly labeled and are interpreted accordingly. There are plenty of ethics problems among researchers, but let's evaluate the issue using proper scientific, verifiable sources.