>> Looking at the current storyline on Russia, I know there are daily leaks from "unnamed sources". But I can't think of a case where these sources turned out to be wrong – maybe there are, but I'm pretty sure the vast majority have turned out to be accurate.

>> journalists quoting unnamed sources put their own reputation on the line as a stand-in for their sources.

> Isn't that exactly the point? Their credibility is gone.

What makes you say that?

I could see a good argument that they are not impartiality, but that seems a different thing.

To some degree one can look on a case-by-case basis.

For a specific example, I find Fox's George Russell reasonably credible, but he is clearly not impartial.

On the other hand, Fox's Judith Miller seems more impartial but has some pretty serious credibility issues.