This isn’t a “source”. This is a corporate spokesperson
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Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year agoYou give it to whoever asks for it or you never get another source again.
angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 year ago
In journalism, a source is a person, publication, or knowledge of other record or document that gives timely information. Outside journalism, sources are sometimes known as “news sources”. Examples of sources include official records, publications or broadcasts, officials in government or business, organizations or corporations, witnesses of crime, accidents or other events, and people involved with or affected by a news event or issue.
subignition@piefed.social 1 year ago
Even though it's a corporate spokesperson, they wouldn't have requested anonymity if they were allowed to talk about it...
roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Untrue. Reddit employees doing what their bosses tell them to are justifiably afraid of the blowback. Reminds me of the directive to not wear Reddit branding with the 3rd party app thing These folks don’t want targets on their back.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Was this corporate spokesperson authorized to talk to this outlet about this topic? Just because they’re a spokesperson doesn’t mean they can talk freely.
angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yes, that’s what a spokesperson is. Did you read the article? If it was a leak that would have been stated.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
…its both
r8KNzcU8TzCroexsE2xbWC@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
That’s not what they do according to their own ethics statement
www.theverge.com/ethics-statement
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
I’m not reading that. What are you saying?
multiplewolves@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Take the link and scroll down to the section titled “ON BACKGROUND”
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
I still don’t get it. Nothing there says a spokesperson is not a source. Which is good because saying such a thing would make absolutely no sense.