For
It helps expose corruption and protects whistleblowers.
Against
It may hide unreliable or false information.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“The protection of sources and the honoring of agreements with them so important to prevent exactly the sort of consequences the person experienced.”
“Effectively end your career OR be held in contempt, brilliant options. So much for the free press!”
“there could be a temptation in some cases to invent confidential sources.”
“keeping the identity of a serial killer secret and discussing past and future crimes with them would cross a line.”