Following a lead, a reporter, Alex, aims to investigate a particular piece of information that had been disclosed to him, about a shady high-level government official. The source craved anonymity because of the delicate nature of the information but this was so annoying to Alex. What it means is that such a request would necessitate painstaking and extensive verification to ascertain its credibility.
After meticulously delving into the case, he was able to unravel and publish it without needing to implicate the source.
A scandal breaks out, the government official was indicted and Alex earns the respect of his peers as an investigative journalist par excellence.
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