Use of unnamed sources drops from peak in 1960s and 1970s

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Newspaper Research Journal

Publication Date

9-1-2011

Abstract

© 2011, SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. This content analysis of The Washington Post and The New York Times finds that the use of anonymous sources peaked in the 1960s and 1970s. The analysis also finds that contemporary journalists are more likely to explain the reason for anonymity.

ISSN

0739-5329

Publisher

SAGE Publications Ltd

Volume

32

Issue

4

First Page

6

Last Page

21

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Scopus ID

84911188416

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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