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Originally Posted by Blu-Generation
I think the journalist point is straightforward, if any reader don't trust him or her they can go do their own research. You will see tons of article/analysts talking about the same thing that this journalist is mentioning.
This journalist don't want to go through the time to collect all the link/source where he/she heard what/when and so forth, because it seems this journalist trust the people enough to do their own homework.
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I hold journalists to a higher standard than that. After all, how difficult would it have been to say "analysts such as (for example) Pachter.." when he already has those analysts in mind when he's writing the article? Facts asserted should be backed up by the author through citations. Online articles are even easier with hyperlinks to the sources for the author's opinions.
Anyway, I shouldn't have brought this up due to it not being on topic, but gaming journalism tends to be sloppy and prone to fanboyism. I agree that analysts are saying the ps3 will top the 360 this year and I would prefer the author link directly to some examples, so as to back up his assertion.