No, you're wrong. Jon Dougherty is not an "anonymous source." He is 100% reputable.
Of course Jon Dougherty is not an anonymous source. That isn't my claim. My claim is that Jon Dougherty used anonymous sources.
All the information in the article seems to be based on anonymous sources.
The stongest piece of information in the article is the exerpt from the LE bulletin. Has Dougherty actually seen the law enforcement bulletin that is described in the article?
[Dougherty]:A law enforcement bulletin describing the incident said the "family of five kidnapped … by Mexican officials at gunpoint" occurred around 5 p.m. local time Nov. 24. U.S. border authorities were notified the next day.
...Or does he get the description of what was said in the law enforcement bulletin secondhand?