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Journalism professor Matthew Carroll says anonymous sources help inform the public about stories such as Trump, Ukraine, and the whistleblower
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Journalism professor Matthew Carroll says anonymous sources help inform the public about stories such as Trump, Ukraine, and the whistleblower

A recent spate of news stories relied on anonymous sources to report that President Donald Trump may have improperly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate one of Trump’s political opponents.
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