Some People Say

It's not just Fox News, but still incredibly grating to the ear, particularly after you watch this. Outfoxed is a great piece of attack film, by the way.

When I took Journalism 101, I was always told to never quote or paraphrase the words of others without attribution. While in certain situations the use of unnamed sources is ethical, as in the case of whistle blowers, one should quote or paraphrase them very, very rarely, extremely carefully, and only as a last resort, i.e. if the information they present cannot be obtained through any other source. It's also important, when using unnamed sources, to provide some context to what you do decide to use, and provide justification for your source remaining unnamed. The ethical foundation of this is self evident.

Apparently if I had pursued this degree, I would have learned in a 400-level class that it's completely ethical to insert my own opinion, or my boss's, using this phrase.