Where is editorial anonymous

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Do they have something to hide beyond their identity? When it is not self-evident to the audience we should explain to them the reasons why the production granted anonymity to a source. The strongest rationale for granting anonymity is simply to protect the contributor from illegitimate retaliation, harassment or undesirable consequences for providing information. When we promise anonymity, we should make sure that we are in a position to honour that promise.

We should keep accurate and contemporaneous notes of conversations with sources and contributors about anonymity. A recording is preferable if possible. We must ensure when promising anonymity we take into account the implications of any possible court order demanding the disclosure of our untransmitted or unpublished material. The line that is taken depends not just on the personal views of the writing team, but also on those of the editor who occasionally writes the pieces himself, and frequently finesses them , and indeed on views emanating from more the wider newspaper.

Matt Seaton's report on the staff meeting that preceded the newspaper's general election editorial endorsing the Liberal Democrats documented how the staff as a whole was consulted on one notable recent occasion.

More generally, the daily morning conference a unique Guardian institution allows all our journalists to give views on any issue, and where they wish, to debate the leader line. Not all the views aired are adopted in the leader column of course, that would hardly make sense, not least because the views of different Guardian journalists are frequently contradictory.

Besides, if editorials are to provide — as they should — an analysis that stands back from the immediate concerns of reporters and their contacts, then the editor and his team must make an independent call in the end.

So the line is finally settled only in a separate, later meeting, between the editor and the leader writers. The fact that other views are respectfully considered, however, is what makes the leader column more than the whim of the individual writer, and in some sense the view of the newspaper.

As jacks of all trades, we also make a particular effort to discuss leaders with the Guardian's subject specialists.