Racket’s new feature chronicles the money behind oft-quoted sources
Narrated by Jared Moore
Art by Daniel Medina
Text published 03/04/26:
Introducing: Who's That Source?
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Jeff Gerth, Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter and decades-long denizen of the front page, puts it this way. “The job of any journalist,” he says, “before you quote somebody, should be to see what their track record is. And if you’re going to call them an expert, explain why they’re an expert, don’t just say they teach at Harvard.”
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