Flash news..and ''breaking news''...they say that the news is based ''reliable source''..ok..

Question

what is a ''reliable source'' information. who is giving such informations and to whom?

Answer 1

Good question...

No one is fully reliable. You have to compare always between several to define the mainstream.

Usually, three world press agencies could be consider as "sure" : Reuters, Associated Press (AP), Agence France Presse (AFP).

Why ? Because they have some correspondent around the world, they have more leeway's and we could check their ability on the past overall.

This part of reputation is a clue indeed.

Between the TV's, I trust more on BBC, Al Jazeera and CNN than Fox News or Al Manar.

This is about "reliable source". Now, how consider a "breaking news" ? More they're quick, more you have to be careful about.. and look at from where as I said above.

It depend also of what kind of event...

Answer 2

If it doesn't actually name the 'reliable source' it's often best to mistrust it.  That's not always the case, but a good rule of thumb.