"Real" journalism on anything of interest is cluttered with anonymous quotes and reeks of the journalist's efforts to protect his or her contacts and food budge

"Real" journalism on anything of interest is cluttered with anonymous quotes and reeks of the journalist's efforts to protect his or her contacts and food budget. I think you watch too many Dateline-esque shows. Whether or not the stock market went down and what that means for the economy according to economist X does not require 'anonymous quotes'.