Mike Feinsilber thinks so. Reflecting on his decades of newsroom experience, Feinsilber recalls when "it rained yesterday" was followed by "the Weather Bureau said." Now, reporters can often assert facts on their own authority: "I'm not deploring this assertive, powerful journalism, I'm hailing it. The reader no longer needs to read between the attributions to discern the truth. Reporters can no longer hide behind sources: they have to know what they are talking about."
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