Who is the “source” when media says they have a source or insider?

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This leads me to believe a lot of things are curated and high public figures have control of their image. Or does a source mean someone that ratted out about their personal lives like.. creeps? Like “Celebrity Y was seen out with Celebrity X, the insider source says they’re just getting to know each other and having fun.”

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It can be anyone. Part of journalism is figuring out who are reliable sources of information and who aren’t, and then protecting them in whatever way they need protection so that they continue to be good sources of information.

It can be a high up who doesn’t want their name attached to the quote, it can be an insider rat, it can be an official media relations person…the whole point of unidentified sources is that you’re not supposed to know.

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