Schefter: "Skins NOT shopping Big Al"

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

This is from Twitter.

With Twitter and Wikipedia who needs "real" sources anymore!

[SirClintonPortis]

The lesson to take (or retake) from that the media folks can be wrong.

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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

With Twitter and Wikipedia who needs "real" sources anymore!

Unlike Wikipedia, disseminating information on twitter is dependent on the member doing the disseminating, and last time I checked, Schefter was as reliable a source as there is.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

The lesson to take (or retake) from that the media folks can be wrong.

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Unlike Wikipedia, disseminating information on twitter is dependent on the member doing the disseminating, and last time I checked, Schefter was as reliable a source as there is.

True, but a tweet is generally an immediate thought. No back checking or proofing of sources, unless the person posting it chooses to. It's just not the same as true "journalistic integrity" of old. Information flows far faster now, and sourcing of reports is much more tenuous.