Squandered Trust from the New York Times

New York Times by Clark Hoyt | Apr. 17, 2010 (Editorial)

The Times continues to misuse anonymous sources despite pledges by top editors to do better. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Apr 17, 2010 - 8:20 PM PDT
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Edited by: Joey Baker - Apr 24, 2010 - 11:47 AM PDT

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 by Joey Baker - Apr. 24, 2010

Anonymous sources – especially when used against stated ethics – are a bane on journalism. Good on the Public Editor of the NYT for calling this out.

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