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Off the record, newspapers have a problem; Newsweek's botched story and other recent miscues raise concern about media's use of anonymous sources.(USA)

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From: The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 20050525
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Byline: Randy Dotinga Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

As the American news industry continues to face a crisis of credibility, critics have found few greater targets than the media's use of anonymous sources.

Now the issue is being revived in the wake of the item in Newsweek that set off riots in Afghanistan. The story relied on an unnamed source.

Since the days of the penny press, anonymous sources have been a way for reporters to get information that they presumably couldn't get otherwise. But even many in the industry admit the practice can be ...

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