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Am I the only one that finds reporting annoying when they boldly imply things as fact, and the source is anonymous "people familiar with the matter"? We have no
by 93po 1y ago
Am I the only one that finds reporting annoying when they boldly imply things as fact, and the source is anonymous "people familiar with the matter"? We have no way to assign the probability or legitimacy of these opinions when zero information is provided on who these people are, how biased they are, and how much they actually know the industry and space and complexities of all the moving parts.
You could write literally any article and literally any headline if that's your source. You can find every single variation of opinions and facts depending on who you ask, and they can all still be "familiar with the matter".
I feel like this is the basis for most political or politically adjacent journalism these days.