🔗 Eclectic Articles: Sat 19.Apr.2025

Guardian: ‘Immediate red flags’: questions raised over ‘expert’ much quoted in UK press

Some of the reporters who have quoted her said they received comments through companies that connect journalists with experts. Some cited one such service, ResponseSource. The company has now launched an investigation and suspended the PR agency that handled Santini, and is planning a peer review system that allows journalists to rate an expert they have featured.

Santini also briefly featured on Qwoted, another platform connecting experts to journalists. Shelby Bridges, its director of user success, said the profile was removed after it found “immediate red flags pertaining to credentials and where the account was being accessed from”. She added: “Due to our inability to fully validate her credentials, we disabled the account shortly after it was created.”

I have wondered about the range of sources that the CBC sometimes uses for “expert quotes”. Do they use such services?

CBC: Records for Poulin, Desbiens as Canada downs Finland 8-1 in world hockey semifinal

Poulin’s first-period goal in Saturday’s 8-1 semifinal win over Finland for her 87th career point in the tournament passed Hayley Wickenheiser for the most by a Canadian. The 34-year-old Poulin from Beauceville, Que., later added an assist for her 88th.

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The 31-year-old Desbiens of Clermont, Que., stopped 19 of 20 shots to become the winningest goalie of all time in the tournament with her 22nd career victory in world championships, which surpassed Florence Schelling of Switzerland.

Desbiens was injured shortly before the world championship, but played her third game Saturday and will start against the U.S. on Sunday.

Last Updated: 19.Apr.2025 23:55 EDT

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