Distributed Mind

Has Anyone Ever Heard of Citations?

I know no one really cares, but since no one is writing anything useful here anyway...

One major problem with news stories and columns, especially political ones: Lack of citations, especially of primary sources. Inexcusable. If you're going to write a story saying x% of money designated for purpose y ended up for purpose z instead, cite some sources! Sheesh. And stories in the New York Times only count for a fraction of a point. I expect primary sources.

posted at 10:14:21 on 08/27/04 by ben - Category: Media

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