top | item 3570414 (no title) smh | 14 years ago people familiar with the matterThis peculiar phrase appears four times in the article. Is it journalist-code for something? discuss order hn newest jforman|14 years ago Yes, it's code for a source who is "on background" or of similar attribution status. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism_sourcing under "Speaking terms."
jforman|14 years ago Yes, it's code for a source who is "on background" or of similar attribution status. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism_sourcing under "Speaking terms."
jforman|14 years ago