WaPo’s new source annotation plan - American Press Institute

WaPo’s new source annotation plan - American Press Institute

From the source’s mouth A big discussion in journalism circles this week involved The Washington Post’s plan to give sources the ability to “annotate” stories with comments, first reported by New York Times media reporter Benjamin Mullin. The sources’ submissions will be “revealed to readers if they click or hover a cursor over the source’s name in the article,” Mullin wrote. One impetus for the “From the Source” feature, as noted in The Post’s …