Anonymous source definition

Updated on February 17, 2019. An anonymous source is someone who is interviewed by a reporter but does not want to be named in the article the reporter writes.

1. What are anonymous sources?
2. Why are anonymous sources used?
3. What is an anonymous article?
4. What is the definition of a news source?
5. What is anonymous in research?
6. How do you cite an anonymous source?
7. Why is anonymous important in research?
8. Are anonymous sources protected?
9. Does anonymous mean confidential?
10. What is an anonymous or unknown author?
11. How do you cite an anonymous source in APA?
12. What do anonymous people do?
13. Are anonymous sources protected?
14. What does anonymous mean online?
15. Is anonymous confidential?
16. Is anonymous a crime?
17. Who are anonymous users?

What are anonymous sources?

When we don't disclose a human source by name, that person is considered an anonymous source. Under our guidelines, these sources should be used only for information that we believe is newsworthy and credible, and that we are not able to report any other way.

Why are anonymous sources used?

Why do journalists use anonymous sources? Reporters use anonymous sources because those sources sometimes will reveal important information only if they are able to remain unidentified.

What is an anonymous article?

Anonymous works are works, such as art or literature, that have an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author. In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history and time. There are a number of reasons anonymous works arise.

What is the definition of a news source?

News sources are people who journalists interview, talk to, quote, observe or meet to 'construct' a news story. They provide the basic information which is the building block of a news story.

What is anonymous in research?

Anonymity: Providing anonymity of information collected from research participants means that either the project does not collect identifying information of individual persons (e.g., name, address, email address, etc.), or the project cannot link individual responses with participants' identities.

How do you cite an anonymous source?

If a document was authored by “Anonymous”, instead of the author's last name, cite “Anonymous” in the citation (American Psychological Association [APA], 2020, p. 265). For example, (Anonymous, 2015, p. 42).

Why is anonymous important in research?

Anonymity and confidentiality are important because they protect the privacy of those who voluntarily agree to participate in research.

Are anonymous sources protected?

There is no federally recognized privilege that allows reporters to keep their sources confidential, but the Supreme Court has found that “news gathering is not without First Amendment protections.”

Does anonymous mean confidential?

Anonymity means you don't know who the participants are, while confidentiality means you know who they are but remove identifying information from your research report. Both are important ethical considerations.

What is an anonymous or unknown author?

Authors are sometimes not identified or they are given as 'Anonymous'. When the author is given as 'Anonymous', Anonymous takes the place of the author's name in the in-text citation and in the reference list.

How do you cite an anonymous source in APA?

If the author appears as “Anonymous,” cite the in-text citation as “Anonymous” followed by the year. If you decide to use an author's work that you find in another author's work (but you have not read the original source), in text you will want to name the original work and give a citation for the secondary source.

What do anonymous people do?

Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations and the Church of Scientology. An emblem that is commonly associated with Anonymous.

Are anonymous sources protected?

There is no federally recognized privilege that allows reporters to keep their sources confidential, but the Supreme Court has found that “news gathering is not without First Amendment protections.”

What does anonymous mean online?

Anonymity on the Internet applies to any interaction a user has on the Internet that protects his or her identity from being shared with another user or with a third party. Different levels of anonymity exist, and examples of anonymity can be seen all over the Internet.

Is anonymous confidential?

Anonymity means you don't know who the participants are, while confidentiality means you know who they are but remove identifying information from your research report. Both are important ethical considerations.

Is anonymous a crime?

Affiliation with the organization is not illegal (or public). But crime is, of course, and hacking is a crime, and Anonymous members are, famously, hackers.

Who are anonymous users?

Anonymous Users means all who have public access (i.e., without having to provide a Named User Credential) to any part of Customer Content or Value-Added Applications.