The Associated Press, unable to find out Natasha Richardson's medical status after a skiing accident in Quebec this week, reported before her death on Wednesday that the actress' condition was serious - attributing the information to The New York Times, which was quoting two anonymous sources.

This morning, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported Richardson will be buried Sunday in Dutchess County, where she had a home. Unable to confirm the burial site on its own, the Journal attributed the information to the New York Post, which was citing "off the record" sources.

Whatever happened to the days when news organizations had to nail down facts on their own - and from named sources - before reporting them?