That’s exactly what those guidelines say: https://www.nytimes.com/article/why-new-york-times-anonymous-sources.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/why-new-york

That’s exactly what those guidelines say: https://www.nytimes.com/article/why-new-york-times-anonymous-sources.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/why-new-york-times-anonymous... > What we consider before using anonymous sources: > How do they know the information? > What’s their motivation for telling us? > Have they proved reliable in the past? > Can we corroborate the information they provide? > Because using anonymous sources puts great strain on our most valuable asset: our readers’ trust, the reporter and at least one editor is required to know the identity of the source. A senior newsroom editor must also approve the use of the information the source provides. Is there a particular change you’re proposing?