Reporters’ use of unnamed sources is out of control and eroding the public’s trust in journalism
A tool once used only in extreme circumstances is now so routine no one needs to go on the record
I am in Scotland so here’s a piece I wrote for The Hub about why journalists are abusing the use of unnamed sources. Enjoy.
If I spun you a tale about my life as a mercenary in the 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d’etat, I’d probably get your attention.
It would be a ripping good yarn, filled with evil masterminds, hints of Bond…
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