AbouBenAdhem , 6 months ago

One of the main concerns in investigative journalism is credibility. Often journalists act as a conduit for information their sources want to make public, but which would be dismissed if the sources tried to release it anonymously, since no one would be able to verify it. The journalists declare that they’ve verified the information themselves and stake their public reputations on its truth—and obviously that key function depends on their putting their names on it.