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To: LindyBill who wrote (112925)	5/7/2005 7:34:53 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 793917

They believe reporters who invoke unidentified sources are lazy or, far worse, dishonest. As Leonard Wortzel of Atlanta wrote, "Whenever I come across a phrase like 'according to a high-ranking official,' I translate it to mean, 'I, the reporter, will now state my opinion and disguise it as news.' " Reporters bristle when they hear this sort of thing, just as you would if your integrity were challenged. But I don't think it matters if it's fair or not. If readers perceive deception or dishonesty, The Times has a problem. Um, doesn't the Times have a much worse problem if the perception is fair than if it is not? Mr. Okrent, are the complaining Times readers idiots, or could there be something in the overall pattern of how you guys have been reporting news for the last few years that would cause rational readers to react in the manner described? Sheesh. Okrent has just gone native. He's no use at all.