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"sources familiar with the situation"
by de_nied 3y ago
"sources familiar with the situation"
- baidifnaoxi 3y ago“Nine people familiar with his thinking”
- jjeaff 3y agoSo that phrase actually means something when you are dealing with real journalistic news organizations like NPR or NYT for example. I believe at the NYT, everything of consequence must be double sourced. And in the case of confidential sources, the reporter must reveal the source to their editor so that there is another set of eyes confirming validity. So it's not quite as nebulous and useless as some make it out to be.