Information Quote by Rod Lurie

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they…

— 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

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

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

Let's put it this way. The United States government has assembled a massive investigation team into me personally, into my work with the journalists,…

— Edward Snowden

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

— Glenn Greenwald

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

“we reporters are not all that incentivized to determine whether the underlying facts behind the leaks are truth or fiction. The fact that an…

— John Gilstrap

Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves.

— Jill Abramson

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

— Will Muschamp

When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right to obtain…

— Rod Lurie

Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be…

— Otto Schily