You give it to whoever asks for it or you never get another source again.
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angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
A Reddit spokesperson, who requested that The Verge not use their name due to the sensitive subject matter
What the fuck is this? We’re granting corporate spokespeople anonymity now?
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
r8KNzcU8TzCroexsE2xbWC@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
That’s not what they do according to their own ethics statement
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
I’m not reading that. What are you saying?
multiplewolves@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Take the link and scroll down to the section titled “ON BACKGROUND”
angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
This isn’t a “source”. This is a corporate spokesperson
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 year ago
In journalism, a source is a person, publication, or knowledge of other record or document that gives timely information. Outside journalism, sources are sometimes known as “news sources”. Examples of sources include official records, publications or broadcasts, officials in government or business, organizations or corporations, witnesses of crime, accidents or other events, and people involved with or affected by a news event or issue.
subignition@piefed.social 1 year ago
Even though it's a corporate spokesperson, they wouldn't have requested anonymity if they were allowed to talk about it...
roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Untrue. Reddit employees doing what their bosses tell them to are justifiably afraid of the blowback. Reminds me of the directive to not wear Reddit branding with the 3rd party app thing These folks don’t want targets on their back.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Was this corporate spokesperson authorized to talk to this outlet about this topic? Just because they’re a spokesperson doesn’t mean they can talk freely.
angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yes, that’s what a spokesperson is. Did you read the article? If it was a leak that would have been stated.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
…its both
IronJess@lemmy.today 1 year ago
The anti evil operations team has done this in the past.
angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
What the fuck is “the anti evil operations team”? That sounds like corpospeak for a team that does deeply evil shit
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Actually, yeah. Otherwise, you fuck up whistleblowing. They could be in the position, realize what’s happening is wrong, be documenting it, trying to get out, etc…
angleangel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Are you seriously suggesting there is no way to grant whistleblowers anonymity without granting it to corporate spokespeople providing statements on behalf of the company? You’re a fucking idiot