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  • Newsrooms confront the 'police say' problem

    Apr 19, 2021 3:30 pm by CNNIllinois in the News
    U. of I. journalism professor Nikki Usher

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    • U. of I. journalism professor Nikki Usher

    CNN (April 16) 'There are ways that journalists are taught to do a story – and to be objective requires marshaling the judgment of other experts,' including police. 'You "have" to quote the authority because they both make and verify the news.'