I’ve often wished for a reporter scorecard, showing how many times the reporter quoted unnamed sources that turned out to be garbage, and how severe those were.

I’ve often wished for a reporter scorecard, showing how many times the reporter quoted unnamed sources that turned out to be garbage, and how severe those were. Columbia Journalism Review publishes insightful articles on these and other problems. With the modern need to push fast headlines for outrage clicks, I don’t see the standards rising anytime soon.