In journalism, anonymous sources should be used only as a last resort and only to underpin hard evidence and on-the-record statements.
A story based entirely on the say-so of a nameless source or sources simply can’t be trusted, especially if the story fails to include proof backing the chief allegation. We simply need more than the word of someone whose name we don’t even know and whose credibility we can’t possibly question or confirm.
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