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Thank you for this. Are news outlets not allowed to include links to actual source material or something? Why is it that I almost always find these links in HN
by colpabar 4y ago
Thank you for this.
Are news outlets not allowed to include links to actual source material or something? Why is it that I almost always find these links in HN comments rather than the article itself? It's really annoying and I genuinely don't understand why this is so common, just like not linking to the actual studies for "science" news. To me it just seems sneaky, like if the article is correct, why not link the source so I can verify that myself? I know most people won't do that, but it feels like including the source when once exists and is already publicly available should be a hard requirement for any piece of journalism.
- D13Fd 4y agoI agree, and it irks me. When there is clear online source material, like in an article about a court case or viral video, the newspaper should link that material. I think many of these outlets must have a no-external-linking policy. But it really hurts their credibility and even their readability IMO.