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Anthony Polson · December 3rd 12, 05:09 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway

wrote:

No reporter can be expected to know the intricacies of every subject
but a good one should have the skill to research and check. More and
more of the upcoming crop seem unable to do so.

I think the truth of the matter may be an over-reliance on searching
rather than researching and a gross under-reliance on checking.

Couple that with the increased ability of those who know (or know
where to find) the correct information to counter the article and the
facility to leave comments on media web sites, and that more or less
defines where we are.

There is also the aggravating factor of the media's fear of being sued
which encourages caution.