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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What makes it a questionable source?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

its not a known news agency. I know you could say just because they are small doesn't mean they are untrustworthy and you'd be right but they are questionable. for example have you ever heard of commomdreams journalist anywhere in the middle east? If they are not the source of the news but rather copying it from elsewhere then it's better to link to the source.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Maybe they don't have a journalists on the ground, but they do have people like this writing articles about the Middle East.

You do not have to have boots on the ground everywhere to report on it. Having experts weigh in can be enough.