Mediagazer: The New York Times' continued overuse of anonymous sources enabled US government's accusal of North Korea in Sony hack (Margaret Sullivan/New York Times)

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

The New York Times' continued overuse of anonymous sources enabled US government's accusal of North Korea in Sony hack — AnonyWatch: Department of Ridiculous Reasons — For many months now, I've been keeping track of the overuse of anonymous sources in The Times as a way of discouraging a practice that readers rightly object to.

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