[xphilter]

Not to be flippant, but why can’t you do that?

[Mashimo]

A journalist might have contacts in FEMA. Who should Joe Doe contact?

[Kye]

bingo

I feel like journalism, as an occupation, has had a hard time communicating why it exists over the last 20 years or so while trying to keep up with all the changes.

edit: A free primer on standards, re: confirmation.

One source can, with caution, be the basis of an article, as long as it's presented as unconfirmed. This can induce other sources to reach out to their media contacts, so it's useful.

Two sources is considered confirmed as long as they're independent. Journalists have gotten in trouble with double confirmation when it came out one cited the other.

Three independent sources is considered golden.

There's variation here if the source is the source, with actual authority on the subject, but other sources can add context they might not be willing or able to talk about.

[Kye]

Well, because I'm not a journalist. I don't have the resources or connections to go and find this out. That's why we have professional journalists.

[SketchySeaBeast]

Wait, so you're not just asking for other articles around this, you're asking for a journalist to see your hacker news comment and provide you sources?

[Kye]

I am asking if any journalists, many of whom are active on social media and forums like this, with the resources and access have gotten independent confirmation and, perhaps, written about it for their publications, yes.

edit: I don't know why this is so vexing to sections of the YCombinatorati.

bonus edit after a reply since I'm rate limited for a while: IME people here are happy to share articles when people ask if there's more info. Hackers, at least a broad subset who loosely identify with the principles, love to share knowledge. Some even to the point of exfiltrating it! It's almost a defining characteristic.

That's why this is so vexing!

[SketchySeaBeast]

It's just an interesting take. Most people would go "I'll go find more new articles" instead of hoping that one comes by and falls into their lap.

[luxuryballs]

hey it doesn’t hurt to ask

[SketchySeaBeast]

That's true, but it's an interest tactic to ask for the news to come to them.

[Kye]

"Tactic" is an interesting framing. This is a discussion. Some people who might want to participate are journalists who would already be in the process of confirming or have confirmation.

I'm not doing battle here. We're not at war. I'm asking for a free exchange of knowledge among people trying to be civil toward each other.

I'm operating on the assumption that a passing journalist with a source and an interest is already doing their job and, like most journalists, tries to keep it all free and public in recognizing that's best for the good of the public even if it's hard to fund that way.

[SketchySeaBeast]

You're asking for a passing professional to do their job for free for you specifically while you wait.