So why the $#%$ are you talking then?

[FlyingJ 0]

I sat down and read through a variety of news stories this morning, local, US, International, etc. Out of 10 articles, 8 of them quoted a source who "talked in exchange for anonymity because they were not cleared to discuss the issue."

They why the %#^$ are they talking about it!!! This was everything from a local cop to representatives of the CIA.

What is the point of confidential information if nobody can keep their mouth shut?

Anyway, I know our current state of "journalism" would be lost without people willing to open the floodgates to the first person that asks them to, but I just get frustrated wondering where the line really is.

Killing threads since 2004.

[warpedskydiver 0]

Psssst disinformation and intentional leaks are the name of the game.

Of course it is pretty obvious but the sheeple don't know

[FlyingJ 0]

True enough, but I HIGHLY doubt every person spouting out their opinion about confidential stuff is doing so on behalf of an organization intending it to happen.

Killing threads since 2004.

[airtwardo 7]

Why else would a same person get 'interviewed'?

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

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I sat down and read through a variety of news stories this morning, local, US, International, etc. Out of 10 articles, 8 of them quoted a source who "talked in exchange for anonymity because they were not cleared to discuss the issue."

"Secrets" are power. Leaks are power. Spin is power. Further, it's fun to play the media and the media has fun playing the spin.

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[rushmc 23]

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True enough, but I HIGHLY doubt every person spouting out their opinion about confidential stuff is doing so on behalf of an organization intending it to happen.

It is also a way to float a trial ballon of an idea and not get blasted if it get bad reviews

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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True enough, but I HIGHLY doubt every person spouting out their opinion about confidential stuff is doing so on behalf of an organization intending it to happen.

It is also a way to float a trial ballon of an idea and not get blasted if it get bad reviews

That accounts for at least 50% of its usage.

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[rushmc 23]

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True enough, but I HIGHLY doubt every person spouting out their opinion about confidential stuff is doing so on behalf of an organization intending it to happen.

It is also a way to float a trial ballon of an idea and not get blasted if it get bad reviews

That accounts for at least 50% of its usage.

At least

those are the ones that are never confirmed or never come to pass

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[billvon 3,006]

>Why else would a same person get 'interviewed'?

Because people like to blab.