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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 utilitarianism. The author offers guidelines for their future use.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GEORGIA/oai:digitalarchive.gsu.edu:communication_diss-1018
Date23 April 2010
CreatorsDuffy, Matt J.
PublisherDigital Archive @ GSU
Source SetsGeorgia State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceCommunication Dissertations

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