re: Breaking: New Info Released on Buzzfeed Bombshell Story

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Journalism today: Publish the story and hope that the supporting evidence shows up later on.

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I don't follow politics much, so don't care about picking a side here.

But actually seeing evidence is not a requirement for journalists, never have been.

Doesn't make that report true or not true, just pointing out that there is certainly no requirement to physically see evidence before reporting the story.


Think of it from a sports standpoint, you think when reporters report that so and so signed with a team that they don't report the story until they've actually seen the signed copy of the contract? That's just one of any number of types of examples.
That's not how any of this works.