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That's one possibility. The other possibility is that the journalist mentions anonymous sources because he/she does not have any and is simply making stuff up.
by braincat31415 2y ago
That's one possibility. The other possibility is that the journalist mentions anonymous sources because he/she does not have any and is simply making stuff up.
- _w1tm 2y agoThat’s why you verify the information from other sources.
- braincat31415 2y agoThank you Sherlock for this invaluable suggestion. Quite often this is simply not possible. Next time I read "according to our anonymous sources in the FBI", I'll make sure I reach out to them for verification.
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- _w1tm 2y agoIf you can’t verify it then that’s a rumor. The world doesn’t owe you an explanation and you can’t be informed of everything.
- sambeau 2y agoThat’s not journalism, that’s something else. There used to be fact checkers and editors used to have to verify the sources. I realise that the press barons no longer have any integrity, but it certainly used to be the rule.