The example of how the misuse of anonymous sourcing can compromise transparency and truth is when the NY Times relied crucially on anonymous "Bush administration officials" who insisted Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
According to the article, what is an example of how the misuse of anonymous sourcing can compromise transparency and truth?
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos owning the Washington Post
NBC Nightly News reporting the use of cluster bombs and incorrectly stating the US had not used these weapons since the first Gulf War
The NYTimes using "proxy" to describe Iran's foreign relations
The NYtimes relied crucially on anonymous "Bush administration officials" who insisted Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
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