Eric_Partman t1_ixfghph wrote
Reply to comment by Agent_Angelo_Pappas in Associated Press reporter fired over erroneous story on Russian attack by Moynamama
Don’t post/okay stories with one anonymous source.
ThePurplePanzy t1_ixfjmd9 wrote
So, some of the most important stories?
go_half_the_way t1_ixfpact wrote
The important stories are the ones you need to get right.
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Eric_Partman t1_ixfjtt1 wrote
Yes, this one was very “important”.
DKBDV t1_ixfv0jz wrote
So why's the reporter being the one fired here, not the editor who decided to publish the story with only one anonymous source?
MaverickTopGun t1_ixfw4jk wrote
>Don’t post/okay stories with one anonymous source.
"News is only news if multiple people witnessed it and are able to and willing to come forward with that information"
Eric_Partman t1_ixfzh88 wrote
Basically yes. Sources need some sort of verification.
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[deleted] t1_ixfitmc wrote
Funny that needs to be explained
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