"trust me bro" is not a source.
"Sources familiar with the matter" is not a source.
Nameless "officials" are not a source.
the NYT's is as guilty of passing those off as sources just as much as any other media outlet. But without a specific name. a specific reference, it's pure bullshit. if they had a source, they'd name them.
if they had a source, they’d name them.
You clearly have no idea how a free press has worked for the past several centuries, have you? Anonymous sources are used all the time.
The New York Times? Yeah, probably.
"trust me bro" is not a source. "Sources familiar with the matter" is not a source. Nameless "officials" are not a source.
the NYT's is as guilty of passing those off as sources just as much as any other media outlet. But without a specific name. a specific reference, it's pure bullshit. if they had a source, they'd name them.
You clearly have no idea how a free press has worked for the past several centuries, have you? Anonymous sources are used all the time.