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super common, with prestige media outlets citing each others reports as evidence, with each citation lending further credibility to what was an unsourced story.
by hunglee2 4y ago
super common, with prestige media outlets citing each others reports as evidence, with each citation lending further credibility to what was an unsourced story. You find in the end that it was an 'anonymous source from govt official' - effectively something that could've been entirely made up
- lupire 4y ago> You find in the end that it was an 'anonymous source from govt official' This is an appeal to the credibility and reputation of the reporter, which the audience can judge.