
A nameless source was necessary to break this huge news story of government cover-up as it led to the impeachment of President Nixon. But sometimes with anonymity, issues in credibility arise.
While anonymous informants have been instrumental to journalists in breaking big stories, nameless sources have also been responsible for slanderous, irresponsible, and false accounts. Read News Sites Rethink Anonymous Online Comments and respond to the following:
Consider the ethics of when students leave anonymous comments on websites. What is the rationale for not attributing your name to your comments? Why is credibility problematic in the use of anonymous sources? When is it okay to go nameless, if ever?