Like scientists, journalists should be able to reproduce each other’s work in the lab. With too many anonymous sources, this becomes impossible.
By Tyler Durden: On Wednesday night, veteran journalist Matt Taibbi and bestselling UK author Douglas Murray mopped the floor in a Munk debate over why public trust in mainstream media has fallen to an all-time low. Their opponents, Canadian journalist Malcom Gladwell and the New York Times' Michelle Goldberg, were... shall we say, unpersuasive in their arguments that essentially boiled down to 'so what if we get a ton of stuff wrong, when it comes to the big picture, we get it right!'
Prior to the debate, Taibbi and Douglas weren't expected to win... however a post-debate poll gave the two a massive victory.




