So basically: Times reporters now must try to unearth the identity of an author that our colleagues in Opinion have sworn to protect with anonymity? nyti.ms/2CyF3Jh?smid=n…
Or is the entire newspaper bound by the promise of anonymity? I don't think so, but this is fascinating. Not sure if there's precedent.
Lest the original tweet be misinterpreted: this was just the sound of my head exploding at such a dramatic, unprecedented situation.
From James Bennet, Opinion editor of the NYT, acknowledging that reporters will try to identify the author: “I’m obviously very concerned about preserving the anonymity of the writer,” Bennet told me, “but I understand reporters are doing their job.” bit.ly/2M0Jhsl
