Premise: But from the reporters' perspective, were they at the meeting. The obvious answer is yes, but they haven't answered that under oath. Did they hear the statement that is included in the article? Perhaps where were they standing in the room, did they utilize a tape recorder for the purpose of taking down the statement or did they use a tape recorder and did they take notes contemporaneously with the statement.
Hypothesis: The reporters used a tape recorder to get the statementrs.