Editors Quote by Ben Bradlee

Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes…

— Joe Klein

Simply stated, sometimes journalists can only get their information from informants who must remain anonymous in order to protect their careers and sometimes even…

— Rod Lurie

I think it's a lack of journalistic integrity to print things with anonymous sources.

— Will Muschamp

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk…

— Bob Woodward

It should go without saying, of course, that anything a journalist writes about any person, public or private, must have a verifiable basis in…

— Norah Vincent

There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.

— Aaron Swartz

Certainly, when it comes to my profession as a journalist, that allows the government to trace what you're reporting, who you're talking to, and…

— Laura Poitras

There's no credibility in anonymous sources.

— Will Muschamp

I know a lot of reporters certainly will go to jail to defend confidential sources. Some have even gone to jail for an issue…

— Floyd Abrams

There's no question that sources sometimes have interests aside from the truth when they talk to reporters. That's why reporters have to very aggressively…

— Bill Keller

Anonymity usually arouses a great interest and curiosity but on the background of extraordinary style of writing mixed with brilliant humour the question about…

— Kotlesya

No one who has read official documents needs to be told how easy it is to conceal the essential truth under the apparently candid…

— Woodrow Wilson