[hunterwalk]

hi! my problem is with situationally granting anonymity in press articles, not with criticism overall. Although I generally believe people should stand publicly behind their opinions when making specific accusations about other people, pseudonymous systems are very important/valuable for a variety of reasons.

Also, while now, later in my career, I'm certainly better connected than I was when I started out, I'd like to think I've behaved consistently in this belief.

[smt88]

That doesn't really address GP's comments directly. It's never a good career move to trash someone publicly, and it's not fair to call out anonymous sources for protecting themselves from a backlash.

As for your complaint, it's certainly true that almost any angle can be supported by a single source. Good journalists can solve this by finding other sources before publishing or verifying in other ways (viewing email histories, for example).