scrambledhelix

What do you tell people who deny the utility or validity of anonymous sources in reporting?

Edit to add: thanks for doing this AmA!

This knee-jerk reaction you’re describing and clearly aware of (big props for that btw), is exactly why I’m curious to know from OP how to or if there even is a good way to educate people in a manner that doesn’t just devolve into immediate tribal disputes over sourcing.

"Deported" in this case translates to "taken hostage".

Pretty sure I’ve been reduced to a sack of goo, nothing as pretty or useful as coal powder

Yes. They can copy and use it for their own purposes. That’s the difference.