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He must have been reading the partisanship at DP. :lol:Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Thursday evening that Americans should "exercise caution" before believing anonymously sourced reports, an apparent reference to ongoing leaks surrounding the investigation into alleged connections between Russian officials and President Trump's campaign.
"Americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories any stories attributed to anonymous 'officials,'" Rosenstein said in a statement, "particularly when they do not identify the country — let alone the branch or agency of government — with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated."
Rosenstein warns Americans to 'exercise caution' about anonymous reports | Fox News
He must have been reading the partisanship at DP. :lol:
Of course people should exercise caution when reading reports based on unnamed sources. They should also take into consideration
1- the track record of the publication
2- the track record of the journalists writing the story
3- does the information have other sources collaborating much the same thing?
4- investigative journalism wouldn't survive a week without unnamed sources as whistle blowers and information revealers could not do so if they had to reveal their names and risked losing their jobs for it
5- discovering the truth behind Watergate and other government scandals would not have been possible without those same unnamed sources
Of course people should exercise caution when reading reports based on unnamed sources. They should also take into consideration
1- the track record of the publication
2- the track record of the journalists writing the story
3- does the information have other sources collaborating much the same thing?
4- investigative journalism wouldn't survive a week without unnamed sources as whistle blowers and information revealers could not do so if they had to reveal their names and risked losing their jobs for it
5- discovering the truth behind Watergate and other government scandals would not have been possible without those same unnamed sources
That may well be true, but we have seen in this Presidency, stories made up out of whole cloth designed to damage the administration...We see people whom are supposed to be journalists unmask their total bias, and disdain for anyone whom shows the slightest bit of support for a republican administration...And we have news outlets like MSNBC shaping, disseminating, and driving the narrative. Hint, they aren't supposed to do that....
Now, things are going to get real for the administration for sure, but, what happens if? What happens if there is nothing here? What happens if we find out that all of this was a concerted campaign to coup the government by democrats? What should happen then? Anything?
That may well be true, but we have seen in this Presidency, stories made up out of whole cloth designed to damage the administration...We see people whom are supposed to be journalists unmask their total bias, and disdain for anyone whom shows the slightest bit of support for a republican administration...And we have news outlets like MSNBC shaping, disseminating, and driving the narrative. Hint, they aren't supposed to do that....
Now, things are going to get real for the administration for sure, but, what happens if? What happens if there is nothing here? What happens if we find out that all of this was a concerted campaign to coup the government by democrats? What should happen then? Anything?
This. You can't just accept something but you shouldn't ignore it either.
That's the beauty of being an anonymous source. They may be scared for their own safety but still want to do the right thing without being a target. This is how snitches don't get stitches.
What do you want to do then? Regulate the media and make it a law to have every single source named? More government in the media?
We live in the age where we have news outlets with a viewpoint .... and that works both ways.
I respectfully suggest that we have already gone far beyond the idea that there is nothing there. If there is nothing there than why is a central figure - Michael Flynn - trying so mightily to make a deal to save himself? If there is nothing there - what could Flynn have to offer?
Rosenstein warns Americans to 'exercise caution' about anonymous reports | Fox News
He must have been reading the partisanship at DP. :lol:
Interesting, Bob Woodward has voiced similar concerns, even admonishing the media to dial down their rhetoric. I think he's now under the same bus as Assange and Michael Hastings.
Not at all...But, one of my what if's was just a thought exercise concerning a coup by democrats...In that scenerio, I think that prosecutions would be in order, just as if it were happening in the inverse, no?
A caution the 'news' media seems to have forgotten in their orgy of anti-Trump leak reporting.Rosenstein warns Americans to 'exercise caution' about anonymous reports | Fox News
He must have been reading the partisanship at DP. [emoji38]
Flynn is in trouble for sure, but it should be said, NOT for any supposed dealing with Russia on the elections as far as I know...Flynn's troubles are of his own failures to disclose ties with Turkey....
This is what I mean...This thing started out as some ridiculous narrative that Trump campaign colluded with Russia, and now much to exactly what democrats wanted, it has progressed into what ever process crime they can find....
Is that the precedent going forward? Should political parties just go after what ever President gets elected and run them out in a never ending scandal cycle? If so we are done!
Bob Woodward?
HA! He's with Dershowitz, crouching underneath a big desk in the Oval office, enjoying his second act in American political life as a Trump-apologist.
Crazy comments are crazy.
Now, things are going to get real for the administration for sure, but, what happens if? What happens if there is nothing here? What happens if we find out that all of this was a concerted campaign to coup the government by democrats? What should happen then? Anything?
Not at all...But, one of my what if's was just a thought exercise concerning a coup by democrats...In that scenerio, I think that prosecutions would be in order, just as if it were happening in the inverse, no?
This is what I mean...This thing started out as some ridiculous narrative that Trump campaign colluded with Russia, and now much to exactly what democrats wanted, it has progressed into what ever process crime they can find....
Is that the precedent going forward? Should political parties just go after what ever President gets elected and run them out in a never ending scandal cycle? If so we are done!
Rosenstein warns Americans to 'exercise caution' about anonymous reports | Fox News
He must have been reading the partisanship at DP. :lol:
I haven't trusted the NYT since the Berkeley balcony collapse.I always have been careful of anonymous news. But you used to be relatively sure of its having been well vetted, if nyt or wp published it. That he is seemingly warning of publications in the wp is interesting in confirming my impression.
What do you want to do then? Regulate the media and make it a law to have every single source named? More government in the media?
No harm in ignoring it. The truth will come out eventually. I also ignore much of the media coverage surrounding unfolding events because it tends to be terrible and riddled with errors as each outlet tries to get the scoop on the other.This. You can't just accept something but you shouldn't ignore it either.
No harm in ignoring it. The truth will come out eventually. I also ignore much of the media coverage surrounding unfolding events because it tends to be terrible and riddled with errors as each outlet tries to get the scoop on the other.
Flynn is in trouble for sure, but it should be said, NOT for any supposed dealing with Russia on the elections as far as I know...Flynn's troubles are of his own failures to disclose ties with Turkey....
This is what I mean...This thing started out as some ridiculous narrative that Trump campaign colluded with Russia, and now much to exactly what democrats wanted, it has progressed into what ever process crime they can find....
Is that the precedent going forward? Should political parties just go after what ever President gets elected and run them out in a never ending scandal cycle? If so we are done!
Or maybe the LMSM should stop running dan rather reports and do some actual fact checking and news before running their 5 minute sound bite that anonymous source says X
and it turns out to be 100% wrong.
how about a little bit of ethics and integrity in journalism.
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