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From: American Journalism Review
Date: 19980701
Author:Robertson, Lori

The Monica Lewinsky scandal has caused newspaper editors to question whether they should print stories based on anonymous sources. Information from Washington, D.C., often arrives anonymously and editors feel obligated to print it. Other editors trust wire service information that originates from the Associated Press, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.

Deciding whether to pick up an explosive story based on anonymous sources from another news organization can be a vexing problem for newspapers and television news operations.

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