Yes, it does actually because it avoids situations where links from entire news sources are declared invalid because the mob doesn't think they are reliable. Fo

Yes, it does actually because it avoids situations where links from entire news sources are declared invalid because the mob doesn't think they are reliable. For example, The Daily Mail is counted as an unreliable source on Wikipedia. "Good" news sources can be wrong (Rathergate), while "bad" sources like the National Enquirer can break stories (John Edward's affair and child). The problem arises on Wikipeida because its editors act as fact checkers. But your idea of what a fact is can be quite different from mine. On Newslines we create the archive and let the reader decide what is true, by marking claims as claims. Very few bloggers break original news. If they do we can add it as a source.