Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits

Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits

This dissertation reviews the history and discourse of the debate regarding the use of unnamed sources in journalism. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis explores how the use of anonymous sources has changed over the years. The ethics justifying their use are examined through the lens of...

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Main Author: Duffy, Matt J.
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2010
Subjects:
Anonymous sources
Utilitarianism
Content analysis
Media credibility
Pedagogy
Unnamed sources
Journalism
Ethics
Communication
Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_diss/19
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=communication_diss
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spelling ndltd-GEORGIA-oai-digitalarchive.gsu.edu-communication_diss-10182013-04-23T03:18:15Z Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits Duffy, Matt J. This dissertation reviews the history and discourse of the debate regarding the use of unnamed sources in journalism. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis explores how the use of anonymous sources has changed over the years. The ethics justifying their use are examined through the lens of utilitarianism. The author offers guidelines for their future use. 2010-04-23 text application/pdf http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_diss/19 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=communication_diss Communication Dissertations Digital Archive @ GSU Anonymous sources Utilitarianism Content analysis Media credibility Pedagogy Unnamed sources Journalism Ethics Communication
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topic Anonymous sources
Utilitarianism
Content analysis
Media credibility
Pedagogy
Unnamed sources
Journalism
Ethics
Communication
spellingShingle Anonymous sources
Utilitarianism
Content analysis
Media credibility
Pedagogy
Unnamed sources
Journalism
Ethics
Communication
Duffy, Matt J.
Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits
description This dissertation reviews the history and discourse of the debate regarding the use of unnamed sources in journalism. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis explores how the use of anonymous sources has changed over the years. The ethics justifying their use are examined through the lens of utilitarianism. The author offers guidelines for their future use.
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title Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits
title_short Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits
title_full Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits
title_fullStr Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits
title_full_unstemmed Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review of the Practice and its Merits
title_sort unnamed sources: a longitudinal review of the practice and its merits
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