From the story on the U.S. and France jointly tackling Iran: A senior French official said after the White House meeting that key Western players including France are ready to consider unilateral sanctions if they can’t get a strong enough U.N. resolution passed. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with the French [...]
This quote from a 1960 journalism textbook makes it clear that the anonymous sourcing wasn’t always an accepted practice in journalism. Famed journalist John Hohenberg said that in the recent past, [e]ditors generally insisted that the sources of the news must be identified by name, whether or not they could be quoted directly. The presence [...]
Matt J. Duffy wrote his dissertation on the use of unnamed sources. He teaches new media and journalism courses at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Duffy worked as a journalist for many years including stints at The Boston Herald, The Nashua (NH) Telegraph, the (Jackson, MS) Clarion-Ledger and the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal. He's served as a reporter, copy editor and news editor.
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