When did journalists get so lazy?

I think I may have remarked upon this before, but I always laugh when I see journalists using message board quotes to represent the "man on the street" view. For instance, here's a short article about the recent kerfuffle involving David Letterman.

The journalist quotes one anonymous quote from the WashingtonPost.com site and "Mike G" who left a message on the Kansas City Star forums.

I think, from now on, they should just get reactions from anonymous players over XBOX Live: "Yeah, I think this whole thing is, like, totally ghey," remarked player ChumBuck3t as he teabagged an opponent in a COD4 CTS match.