But for many readers, anonymous sources are a scourge, a detriment to the straightforward, believable journalism they demand.
Unlike the straightforward business journalism that appeared in Communications Daily, the writing in the column, which Mr. Meeks called "CyberWire Dispatch," was highly opinionated, profane and savagely funny.
So far, so straightforward, as all journalism should label op-ed in accordance with industry regulator guidelines.
Gary Wolf, an early Wired employee, was among them, and he has written a deceptively deadpan recollection that reads more like a libretto than a straightforward work of journalism.
Is there a more straightforward trade than journalism?
I am currently off work and after six months of receiving news as a punter – via finished newspapers and TV bulletins rather than in the newsroom – I can see how easy it is to see the business of journalism as straightforward.
Nobody can pretend that the issues at stake are straightforward and there is no doubt that journalism of this type is of a very high order.
At a time when colorful figures were rewriting the rules of journalism, Willis was a fairly straightforward belletrist — no Lester Bangs free association or even Joan Didion novelistic devices in this collection.
However, for people who do appreciate good journalism and want to support it, this is a pretty straightforward option.
Although re-enactments tend to raise alarms, particularly by viewers who confuse documentaries with journalism, interviews are often more problematic precisely because they look so straightforward, even transparent.
