Word: mcmullan
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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...experience of the reporter, the nature of the source's information and the likely consequences of the story. Although only a handful of newspapers have written policies on the use of unnamed sources, many editors insist on being told who the source is. Says Miami Herald Editor John McMullan: "Editors ought to run the newspapers, and that means insisting on credible sources known to them. It's part of the checks and balances of the newspaper." Adds New York Times Editor A.M. Rosenthal: "If a reporter wouldn't give [his source] to me, I wouldn...