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The Nytimes sometimes publishes pieces about people with pseudonyms where they don’t reveal the real name: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_an

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  > The Nytimes sometimes publishes pieces about people with pseudonyms where they don’t reveal the real name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_anonymous_publications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_anonymous_p... That's a list of seven things, over a time period spanning 50 years. More than half appear to be cases where the person or their family were in legitimate physical danger. In all listed cases, it's the author's identity that was kept secret, not the subject of an article. > No reporter is forced to out someone by “typical practice”, it’s a deliberate action. In cases like Scott Alexander's, they're not compelled to hide anyone's identity either. > Revealing Scott’s identity only added heat to the story, not light. Maybe in the mind of his fans, but obviously not in the reporter's view. And frankly, all the "heat" came from Alexander's reaction and that of his fans.