[cutenewt]

What's the best solution for a semi-anon scenario?

The best solution I've seen are Reddit AMAs where mods verify a semi-anon's credentials (e.g. "Mod has confirmed that ___ is an employee at the NIH.")

[csee]

A service that a journalism outfit could provide. Someone like Quillette, perhaps. The author and the outlet mutually agree to what extent personal info is disclosed before publishing the controversial article.