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The unresolved story of ABC News' false Saddam-anthrax reports

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  • Monday, April 9, 2007 09:06 AM

    Joe Buck:

    I didn't say journalists do out lying sources (although I'm sure some have) - I said that the code of journalistic ethics typically holds that sources who feed knowing lies to journalists shouldn't have their anonymity protected.

    Here is one explanation of that principle - I don't have a lot of time find more, but I will later -

    http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2006/06/why_journalists.html

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