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This is the case with most journalism, no? Here we have a well respected journalist with a solid track record claiming that they trust their source. Doesn’t m
by rosndo 5y ago
This is the case with most journalism, no?
Here we have a well respected journalist with a solid track record claiming that they trust their source.
Doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true, but certainly lends credibility.
- rich_sasha 5y agoIt is similar. I wouldn’t take at face value a journalist saying “this is what an FSB operative says, trust me”. Leaks from “senior anonymous official” are dozen a penny. Journalists typically indicate how they verified the provenance of leaks they publish, and hopefully keep the unverifiable stuff off their pages. As for the guy’s track record... this sounds like a niche source. Some fairly small slither of the population can indeed infer more by knowing this guy well, for everyone else is “trust me he’s good”. Certainly not informative to me.
- rosndo 5y agoIn the end this is a really empty criticism. Anyone with half a brain understands that journalism tends to come with these caveats.