Comments on: Philips’s Use of Anonymous Sourcing on Tupac Story Was Criticized Before the Story Saw Print — But the Warning Was Ignored

Comments on: Philips’s Use of Anonymous Sourcing on Tupac Story Was Criticized Before the Story Saw Print — But the Warning Was Ignored http://patterico.com/2008/03/27/philipss-use-of-anonymous-sourcing-on-tupac-story-was-criticized-before-the-story-saw-print-but-the-warning-was-ignored/ Harangues that just make sense Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: LarryD http://patterico.com/2008/03/27/philipss-use-of-anonymous-sourcing-on-tupac-story-was-criticized-before-the-story-saw-print-but-the-warning-was-ignored/#comment-329870 LarryD Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:54:05 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/03/27/philipss-use-of-anonymous-sourcing-on-tupac-story-was-criticized-before-the-story-saw-print-but-the-warning-was-ignored/#comment-329870 The rule should be "if you can't publicly identify a source, don't print it." Treat anonymous sources like rumors, useful for pointing you in a direction, but unpublishable. The rule should be “if you can’t publicly identify a source, don’t print it.”

Treat anonymous sources like rumors, useful for pointing you in a direction, but unpublishable.

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