The bedrock method of deconstruction: Each source in a news report is evaluated using the “IMVAIN” rubric:
Independent sources are preferable to self-interested sources
Multiple sources are preferable to a report based on a single source
Sources who Verify are preferable to those who merely assert
Authoritative and/or Informed sources are preferable to sources who are uninformed or lack authoritative background.
Named sources are better than anonymous ones.
