Media Matters for America

Howard Kurtz violated WaPo policy 

August 26, 2008 9:36 am ET - by Eric Boehlert

When he allowed a Fox News flak to attack Jon Stewart anonymously. That's a Post no-no according to the paper's attribution guidelines for sources. (See Jim Romenesko.)

UPDATE: Kurtz claims he did not violate paper policy because the anonymous Fox News flak wasn't a "source." 

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