A panel discussion on Anonymous Sources with powerbrokers from news outlets across the country at the American Society of Newspaper Editors national conference in Seattle, 2006. Steele is with the Poynter Institute, a think tank for journalists. Mike Fancher, is an executive eidtor with The Seattle Times. Walter Pincus, of The Washington Post, speaks on the uses, danger and value of anonymity in sourcing. Pincus is a colleague of Bob Woodward at The Post. Pincus broke the story on Joe Wilson's research trip to Niger and subsequent criticism of President Bush's false claims of Iraq securing uranium for WMDs. Pincus is now reporting on the satellite that threatens to crash to Earth with deadly toxins and the government's efforts to shoot it down. [More]

In the belief that journalism needs daily maintenance by informed, adult practitioners and an audience to support democratic principles, healthy dialogue, and strong communities. [More]