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Leakers always have motivations. That's why reporters need to not take their leaks at face value, and do reporting to expand on the information they receive.
by azernik 8y ago
Leakers always have motivations. That's why reporters need to not take their leaks at face value, and do reporting to expand on the information they receive.
- cwkoss 8y agoHow can presenting a subjective and potentially-biased interpretation of a primary source be better journalism than presenting the primary source itself?
- azernik 8y agoBecause the primary sources are often (as in the case of deliberate leaks that we're talking about here) subjective and definitely/intentionally biased. The journalist's job is to provide context and interpretation that are as objective as possible, even though absolute objectivity is impossible.
- cwkoss 8y agoI don't understand how a primary source can be biased. It is factual evidence in and of itself. Wikileaks' leaks have little to no editorialization (Usually there is a 'summary' in front of the db). Have you read the content of wikileaks' leaks? Their twitter account is a partisan mess, but their actual leaks are some of the most solid journalism of our era.