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		msla on June 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Am Deleting the Blog > Using real names isn't to "drive clicks" and "appease advertisers." It's to add credibility to a story. What about not revealing sources? Didn't journalists used to go to jail for that one?

coldsnap427 on June 23, 2020 [–]

Correct. Judith Miller is an example. However, her information turned out to be inaccurate. But she wasn't willing to oust her source.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, of Watergate fame, famously refused to reveal their FBI source, Deep Throat, for decades. Of course, they didn't go to jail.

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