Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories
May 23, 2017

18: A source familiar with the matter

The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway and USC professor Vince Gonzales talk on the record about the surge in sources who wish to remain unnamed

Download
White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry leads a daily press briefing during the Clinton Administration. 
White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry leads a daily press briefing during the Clinton Administration. 
JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP/Getty Images

Subscribe:

The Trump administration has released its proposed budget, and supply side economics is back on the menu. Plus, Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist recently wrote an article about why readers should be careful with anonymous sources, so we got her on the program to explain. USC journalism professor Vince Gonzales puts on his decoder ring and helps us understand what news organizations are actually saying about their sources.

Best of all, you can finally get a Make Me Smart PopSocket!

18: A source familiar with the matter