‘As much as possible, I adhere to the same reporting rules with social media when it comes to breaking news. Do I have a reliable source? Is this information on…

‘Our blog made no bones about its utter subjectivity, but we were seen as more objective than those for whom objectivity was a commandment.’

‘Looking back on these people who are larger than life, I wonder: In fiction, who would believe them?’

‘As beat writers know, it’s in doing these routine stories that they sniff out situations worthy of deeper digging.’

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‘… it would be a terrific investment of reportorial resources, not to mention a valuable public service, to dedicate an entire beat to secrecy.’

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