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Scott Alexander wrote opinion pieces. The article that was written about him is a news article. I think I may have ninja-edited my comment as you were respondi
by ahepp 6y ago
Scott Alexander wrote opinion pieces. The article that was written about him is a news article.
I think I may have ninja-edited my comment as you were responding, but Scott Alexander is the subject of the article.
Often sources will be granted anonymity, although even that can be controversial. That is a situation where the reporter may have to use discretion, to obtain information.
Obscuring the name of the subject, at their request, when the name is easily found in their publicly released material, is a very different thing.
- leereeves 6y agoThe point of my link was that the NYT kept the author of that opinion piece anonymous. They're really stretching the definition by calling the author a "source", though I suppose he is the paper's best source for his own opinion. In Miles Taylor's case, they recognized the importance of anonymity for authors whose job would be jeopardized by disclosing their name. In Scott Alexander's case, they ignored it.