a mouthful of a comment from Student #3: on single-sourced again

Kyhn, Vilhelm. Danish painter (b. 1819, København, d. 1903, Frederiksberg). Young Boy Seated on a Wall Overlooking Capri. 1850-52. Oil on canvas, 32 x 44 cm. Private collection. Downloaded with express permission from the Web Gallery of Art at http://www.wga.hu from site admin Emil Kren, Ph.D.. Many thanks.

Single-sourced. Writen  by Student #3. Media Monitor Entry 1, Student #3 (04-13939)

               Quote “Last January 9th, The Philippine Star, one of the country’s better-selling broadsheets, came out with a blatantly single-sourced article about the impact oil import cuts will have on the country’s economy. The article, entitled “Reduced Oil Importation hurting Customs collection – Morales” written by Edu Pinay, rained with quotations from its “title character” Bureau of Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales, yet lacked insight from other possible sources. As credible a source (sic, put “as”) Morales may be for this particular article, the PPI Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct states that “single-sourced stories must be avoided as a rule.” The importance of which is to “ascertain the truth of our sources’ assertions.” (Part III, Number 2) Though it was given in the title that the topic was taken from Morales himself, the article, which is by no means some celebrity Q&A piece, should have also contained statements from other individuals who may have helped affirm or refute Morales’ speculations.Jan 11, 12:38 AM —“ closed-quote.