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What is the public interest in publishing her name after she has expressed concerns about her safety? Shame on Buzzfeed. "In her post, Zhang said she did not w
by ummonk 6y ago
What is the public interest in publishing her name after she has expressed concerns about her safety? Shame on Buzzfeed.
"In her post, Zhang said she did not want it to go public for fear of disrupting Facebook’s efforts to prevent problems around the upcoming 2020 US presidential election, and due to concerns about her own safety. BuzzFeed News is publishing parts of her memo that are clearly in the public interest."
- komali2 6y agoShe's not exactly going at lengths to hide her identity, I'm watching it blow up on twitter with her named by full name.
- reaperducer 6y agoIt’s journalism 101. You provide the identity of your source to help the reader evaluate his credibility. Anonymous sources are supposed to be used only in extreme circumstances. But these days that gets abused all the time. The New York Times has published its rules for making a source anonymous, and they’re pretty good, IMO.
- ummonk 6y agoThey didn't provide the identity of their source. They instead doxxed a third party who wished to remain private for her safety.
- justapassenger 6y agoIsn't source in this case an alleged whistleblower who leaked this note? I'm assuming it wasn't original author who send this to buzzfeed.