tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post4009682221776108006..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Hypocrisybradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-73240064567775806732012-10-16T09:23:59.938-04:002012-10-16T09:23:59.938-04:00No, we don't have to just trust journalists. T...No, we don't have to just trust journalists. There are really only a few reasons not to disclose the identity of an interviewee; because their safety or livliehood is at risk but their story is important enough to tell. Or because they are fictional. Otherwise, you can trust a journalist going on the record with source names because they are accountable through public records and libel laws. Fraud is incredibly easy in journalism. Hence the career of Megan.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.com