Anonymous Quote

there are legit uses

fancy claim no evidence?

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[### Anonymous sources are increasing in news stories, along ...

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com › style › 2013/12/15](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/anonymous-sources-are-increasing-in-news-stories-along-with-rather-curious-explanations/2013/12/15/5049a11e-61ec-11e3-94ad-004fefa61ee6_story.html)

Dec 15, 2013 — Or they are bound by policies that prohibit use of their name. As unpleasant as anonymity may be, very often the alternative is no information ...

[### Tracking anonymice in the Post, the Timeses, and ...

Slate

http://www.slate.com › articles › press_box › 2008/07](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2008/07/tracking_the_anonymice.html)

Jul 15, 2008 — While radically opposed to anonymous sources, I'm not an absolutist about it. Often a journalist has no alternative to attributing his ...

[### Anonymous sources the root of all evil?

Organization of News Ombudsmen

https://www.newsombudsmen.org › anonymous-sourc...](https://www.newsombudsmen.org/anonymous-sources-the-root-of-all-evil/)

Jun 22, 2010 — Reporters are challenged to get people to speak on the record, but sometimes that's just not possible. If the source remains unnamed, it must be ...