On 03/07/2012 11:09 AM, Delirium wrote:
1) the sources really are *very* good in that case, not merely "ok" sources like newspaper articles;
My own (admitedly radical) point of view is that popular media - and that includes newspapers nowadays - are not reliable sources at all in the first place. If you use that filter, you suddenly notice most of the more controversial articles (regarding notability) instantly find themselves without sources.
I don't believe that's a coincidence. Even at their best, popular media has no interest beyond what's hot and topical at the moment, and attracting eyeballs with sensationalism is paramount -- accuracy be damned if needed.
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