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		reaperducer on Sept 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A whistleblower says Facebook ignored global polit... It’s journalism 101. You provide the identity of your source to help the reader evaluate his credibility. Anonymous sources are supposed to be used only in extreme circumstances. But these days that gets abused all the time. The New York Times has published its rules for making a source anonymous, and they’re pretty good, IMO.

ummonk on Sept 15, 2020 | [–]

They didn't provide the identity of their source. They instead doxxed a third party who wished to remain private for her safety.

justapassenger on Sept 15, 2020 | [–]

Isn't source in this case an alleged whistleblower who leaked this note? I'm assuming it wasn't original author who send this to buzzfeed.

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