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I hate articles like this. "According to sources close to the situation..." "_dozens of people_ inside and outside the company..." "_many_ close to the situa
by jeswin 13y ago
I hate articles like this.
"According to sources close to the situation..."
"_dozens of people_ inside and outside the company..."
"_many_ close to the situation"
"sources said..."
"_the persistent rumor_ that Gates had dropped the bomb..."
"Other sources cautioned that it was not..."
"....said one source with knowledge of the situation"
Garbage like this shouldn't be on any forum, forget HN.
- meowface 13y agoIn my first journalism class, one of the very first things drilled into our heads is to always be explicit in who or what your sources are. Even if they're confidential, how many there are and rough details about them should always be given. Weasel words are the bane of decent journalism. It's a shame so many major news agencies don't seem to realize this, though.
- cremnob 13y agoYou might not like how it was written, but Kara Swisher has credibility and I don't doubt it's true.
- jacquesm 13y agoSwisher consistently called a lot of industry moves right ahead of time. She's like the wikileaks of the tech world. See the unauthorized bio of Marissa Mayer the other day for some nice samples of how she gets her info.