Another point of view on contract demands

In Grant Miller’s letter last week, he described himself, accurately, as confused. Let us see if we can unpack and resolve some of the confusions, point by point.

1. An “anonymous letter” is a claim or an expression of opinion that has no signature and thus no validation; a document received from an anonymous source is still that document, independent of who delivered it, and carries its own authenticity. Many of the most important news stories in modern history have depended on anonymously provided documents. Such documents are not “anonymous letters.”

2. The confidentiality agreement pertain...