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Read the news like a spy

posted by Fnord666 on Monday January 09 2017, @06:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-call-me-Harriet dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

President-elect Donald Trump is clearly antagonistic toward the mainstream media. That attitude is unlikely to change after Inauguration Day. His disdain for journalists and reluctance to release details about his finances and business ventures may force journalists to rely increasingly on anonymous sources, a strategy that reputable news organizations have long frowned upon.

So in the age of Trump, how should a reader approach coverage that relies primarily on anonymous sources?

Read the news like a spy.

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  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by archfeld on Monday January 09 2017, @07:08AM

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Monday January 09 2017, @07:08AM (#451351) Journal

    We should, in the absence of real facts just make stuff up, it seemed to work for Hillary, Trump and the rest of the shit biscuits in office...

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @07:19AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @07:19AM (#451353)

    How could you say that about (Trump|Hillary)? (Hillary|Trump) was clearly the liar and (Trump|Hillary) (will|would have) (make America great again|restored sanity).

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by tftp on Monday January 09 2017, @08:20AM

    by tftp (806) on Monday January 09 2017, @08:20AM (#451368) Homepage

    It was always this way. Started thousands of years ago, when humans invented religion.

    • (Score: 3, Touché) by DECbot on Monday January 09 2017, @03:32PM

      by DECbot (832) on Monday January 09 2017, @03:32PM (#451480) Journal

      And here I thought it was when we learned language.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @03:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @03:08PM (#451469)

    Get all your news from twitter?