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Anonymous sources: Is confidentiality right?

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From: University Wire
Date: 20050628
Author:Andy Mcmurray

Andy Mcmurray
University Wire
06-28-2005
(Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- When W. Mark Felt revealed himself as "Deep Throat," the famous anonymous source that helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein crack the Watergate scandal, the use of confidential sources again shot into the limelight.

News organizations, such as Newsweek and CBS, have come under fire in recent months for the use of anonymous sources. Area news sources have differing policies regarding their use.

The Rockford Register Star has had a strict policy on anonymous sources for at least 15 years, ...

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