but all of us should think.

“Some people say” is not a legitimate news source.  If you’re hearing that phrase on whatever “news” program you are watching, take a moment and think about it.

It takes work. . .hard work. . .for a reporter to get someone to go on the record.  Once a person has been quoted, he or she can be refuted.  Anyone who wants to do so can check the facts.  We can evaluate the credibility of the source.  We can verify that yes, in fact, someone did say this. We can find evidence to support or contradict the statement.

“Some people say” is either lazy reporting or an attempt to get you to swallow a lie.  There’s a good chance, when you hear that phrase, that the “some people” are the editor or the reporter himself or the person with the biggest axe.  For grinding, that is.

Journalism is about reporting facts accompanied by proper attribution.

Propaganda is “some people say.”