Re:Defense of the Media (Score 1)

I definately agree. Working for a news (I don't report it, I just make sure they can.) organization myself I get to see the process that a story goes through all of the time. If a reporter can only get a hold of a single source then that is what they normally go with. When you have the editor breathing down your neck screaming for your story and threatening your job, you tend to get at least something out the door. If it is wrong, that is what they invented retractions for. I will admit that I would much rather see the story go out right the first time, but the underground scene isn't the easiest to break into. It is harder when you say you are a reporter. It tends to scare people away. The folks over at HackerNewsNetwork and Net-Security.Org are doing a great job working from the inside out and have been doing their best to inform the media as a whole. They are acting as a go between for the media and the people that the media want to talk to. That way the "hacker" doesn't have to reveal themselves directly, but can still get their story out.