The 'Beast' Within

This is a little in the journalism weeds, but I'd actually love to hear from my media friends and normal people who just consume it. If you read an online story published in 2012 that was flagged that it had been "updated" in 2017, would you expect some sort of explanation appended? Or is this something you think is acceptable in the days of online journalism? (Keep in mind that most content-management systems have the ability to republish without changing the timestamp for instances just fixing a very minor typo or spacing issue.)

I realize I have always worked for large news organizations where corrections and clarifications must always be included on any story that is altered after publication. But this seems like a particularly eye-raising situation -- a five-year gap. So needless to say, I was taken aback when I asked a senior editor at The Daily Beast -- to whom I was referred by a friend of mine who also works there -- about it and he immediately became hostile. Even after I told him I was just interested in their policy in general if he didn't have any firsthand knowledge of this particular story he doubled down -- although it was still unclear on what other than that I was being "terribly annoying" and "very annoying."

Appreciate your input.

UPDATE: Thank you to the anonymous reader who pointed out my typo!

What Price Must The Daily Beast Pay for Olympics Misstep?

The Daily Beast deserved to be called out on their unseemly Olympics piece. It was fucked up and we've all let them know as much. But how far do we intend to go with this? They've removed the article. They're admitted they were wrong. They've improved the poorly worded note from the editors. And they've recalled the journalist from the Rio Games. Yet it seems many still can't take yes for an answer. I urge everyone to look through The Beast's archives and remember they are not our enemy -- their history is as pro-LGBT as you can get. Let's save the unbridled outrage for people who really are out to get us -- the types who double down when called out on what they're doing -- instead of piling on to journalists who actually took the time to listen to our concerns and have accepted responsibility for their mistakes.