In his conference call, Mr. Abrams said that a separate document the journalists relied on was "a bad Xerox."

Diplomats and journalists often rely on NGOs for their information as to what is going on in-country-that is, away from the capital city.

As a result, journalists are relying more on official reports and on diplomats.

Clearly, journalists rely on leaks to get difficult-to-obtain information.

Many foreign journalists relied on the agency's reports to supplement the information provided by the Israeli Government.

Associated Press entertainment writer Frank Coyle noted that "this mess happened partially because journalists have been relying on secondary sources removed from the actual events."

He suggested that journalists relied too heavily on his antagonists.

The Presets have publicly expressed dismay that journalists often rely on the band's Wikipedia page for research purposes.

Instead, journalists rely on a wide range of people they call sources.

But a fair-minded journalist can at least rely on original materials rather than secondary sources.