Please let us know what you think. I'm in favor of the Doctor's secret identity. More fun that way. The credibility here is that of Poynter, anyway. It's up to Poynter's bosses to be sure that Doctor's bits and bytes are in accord with the larger purpose of the place.
Builds suspense, a following and all that jazz.
73s, John M. Simpson Los Angeles Times Syndicate International ID the doc. It's a distraction. The folks at Poynter are right to preach that anonymous sourcing is often wrong and often avoidable. But they must also teach that decisions are made in the context of the harm that could result. Anomymous sourcing to attack politicians is harmful.