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... although it seems from the situation in question that the problem isn't necessarily individual journalists, but the fact they're so many of them trying to contact the same person...
Again I must disagree: he complained about both individual approaches and the sheer volume of them.
But even if I concede your point, if the industry can't determine how to resolve this "unintended consequence", then the only answer is to stop the practice.
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But even if I concede your point, if the industry can't determine how to resolve this "unintended consequence", then the only answer is to stop the practice.
Stop approaching sources? You're basically saying shut down the journalism industry. How would you propose reporting instead?
Do you actually think this is such a terrible problem that it justifies shutting down the fourth estate?
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Again I must disagree: he complained about both individual approaches and the sheer volume of them.
I may have misphrased slightly, but I wasn't excluding the point that one or two of them may have been individually awful - more highlighting that a large part of it was the volume.
But even if I concede your point, if the industry can't determine how to resolve this "unintended consequence", then the only answer is to stop the practice.
I don't know if you're aware of the problems involved in coordinating action in a competitive industry, but it's really quite hard, for legal reasons as well as because of the competition. So it's very easy to say that it should stop, much less so to figure out how to do so. As I said.
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^ agree with this, although it seems from the situation in question that the problem isn't necessarily individual journalists, but the fact they're so many of them trying to contact the same person - clearly the volume of attempts at contact is making the guy feel harassed. I'm not sure how this kind of unintended consequence can be avoided, though clearly it'd be better if it didn't happen.