@article{434100,
      recid = {434100},
      author = {Carlson, Matt,},
      title = {On the condition of anonymity : unnamed sources and the  battle for journalism /},
      publisher = {University of Illinois Press,},
      address = {Urbana :},
      pages = {202 p. ;},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Matt Carlson confronts the promise and perils of unnamed  sources in this exhaustive analysis of controversial  episodes in American journalism during the George W. Bush  administration, from prewar reporting mistakes at the New  York Times and Washington Post to Judith Miller's  involvement in the Valerie Plame leak case and Dan Rather's  lawsuit against CBS News. Weaving a narrative thread that  stretches from the uncritical post-9/11 era to the  unmasking of Deep Throat and the spectacle of the Scooter  Libby trial, Carlson examines a tense period in American  history through the lens of journalism. Revealing new  insights about high-profile cases involving confidential  sources, he highlights contextual and structural features  of the era, including pressure from the right, scrutiny  from new media and citizen journalists, and the struggles  of traditional media to survive amid increased competition  and decreased resources. In exploring the recent debates  among journalists and critics over the appropriate roles of  media, Carlson underscores the potential for unattributed  information to be both an effective tool in uncovering  necessary information about vital institutions and a means  for embroiling journalists in controversy and damaging the  credibility of already struggling news outlets. -- from  Book Jacket},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/434100},
}