Anonymous sources needed, but must be used with caution.

The article focuses on anonymous sources in journalism. That is mostly but not unequivocally good. Anonymous sources can generate some important stories. The problem is that they also make a lot of readers, viewers and listeners suspicious. Journalists recoil at trying to appease their critics. But...

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Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Quill Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 56 - 57
Main Author:	Brown, Fred
Format:	Article
Published:	Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc Jun/Jul2005
Subjects:	Journalism Journalists Periodicals Smith, Richard M. Mass media
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost