Actually, most reputable newspapers have very strict rules about anonymous sources, including some who ban them altogether.<p>Here is the NY Times Standard and Ethics Statement, which describes the newspaper&#x27;s &quot;distaste&quot; for anonymous sources:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytco.com&#x2F;who-we-are&#x2F;culture&#x2F;standards-and-ethics&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytco.com&#x2F;who-we-are&#x2F;culture&#x2F;standards-and-ethics...</a><p>In fact, that&#x27;s probably the reason it was pulled: a complaint was made to the NYT Public Editor about the piece&#x27;s sources.