More great moments in anonymous sourcing
Congratulations to ace reporter Dan Balz and his editors for prying out this scoop in today’s Washington Post story on the presidential race:
. . . McCain advisers think their candidate matches up well against those potential vulnerabilities in Obama. “This guy’s . . . weaknesses are all John’s strengths,” said one McCain adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to talk candidly about strategy.
Damn! You can tell a sizzling quote like that had to be kept off the record. No way the source could risk having his name tied to something like that.
Anyone remember the good old days when newspapers were supposedly adopting stricter guidelines on using anonymous sources? I guess it’s probably no surprise that it hasn’t had much effect.
Stumble it!
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