Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg visited CNN Reliable sources Trump has called American war veterans “losers” and “suckers” who died in the war, following a recent report on Donald Trump in a magazine on Sunday that sparked an anti-Trump riot.
Since the article came out, the White House has vehemently denied these claims. Meanwhile Reliable sources, Goldberg unpacked this article and its use of anonymous sources.
“I have spent much of my career covering dictatorships in the Middle East and so, I am – I am familiar with such discourses. It is a threat. It’s intimidating, “Goldberg said of the article. “All I can say is that we are not failing and neither is the fundamentalist left, and I will say, and I am not speaking for the ownership or management of the company, I will say that we have excellent owners who value editorial freedom and integrity. And all I can say is that we are not to be intimidated by the President of the United States. We are going to do our job and I think that is true for a large number of outlets. “
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Including outlets Associated Press And W. Washington Post Has confirmed the reporting and Goldberg added that he fully expects more to come out about this and new pieces of information to come out next week.
Referring to his anonymous sources for the article, Goldberg said: “The formula is simple. All you have to do is say, whether the disclosures can surpass the ethically complex and vague virtues of anonymous sourcing or need to know any specific information. And so, most of us, for the most part, don’t rely on anonymous sourcing because there are pitfalls. “
He added, “But in this environment, with information to give voters the justice they need, we will use anonymous sources because we feel the public has a right to know. Especially when you have four or five or six sources, primary sources, the same source that is the source that motivates you.
Watch Goldberg’s interview where he talks to Trump, detailing the reporting and anonymous sources on it Reliable sources Here.
