General thought on reporting: it would be better for journalism if we recognized when another outlet broke a story. Some outlets are better at this than others, @TorontoStar is particularly good at recognizing even competing journalism & confirming with thier own sources.

When we say "reports" or "leaks" (assumption: leaks and whistle blowers can be different), or worse X has learned, or sources tell X without mentioning they& #39;re telling the reporter that bc they& #39;ve called to confirm another outlet& #39;s report. Not ideal journalism.

I also wanted to put this out on a day when we weren& #39;t breaking something big so it doesn& #39;t look like snarky commentary. It& #39;s not directed at anyone or any org. Just a thought on how I think we can do better as media organizations.

That was an excellent story, well done!