FROM DEEP THROAT TO DEEP TROUBLE, HOW SHOULD GANNETT EDITORS REACT WHEN ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES ARISE?
By Phil Currie, Senior Vice President/News The revelation of the identity of Deep Throat this past week marked the end of a 33-year secret regarding a key source for The Washington Post Watergate stories that brought resignation of cabinet members, convictions of presidential advisers and the resignation of a president. W. Mark Felt, a former No. 2 official in the FBI, identified himself as Deep Throat. That was confirmed by Post Watergate reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. This, in turn, has prompted other reporters (as well as the two Post veterans) to reaffirm the importance of anonymous sources. The New York Times quoted Lou Cannon, a former reporter for The Post, as saying: “We’ve all had all this stuff about anonymous sources, and God knows, yes, we all know anonymous sources are overused. But this really shows you, this story would have never come out if we had a rule against anonymous sources.” And Bernstein was quoted in the Times: “This is a case history and a case le
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