In journalism, there are famous anonymous sources such as the government whistle-blower, Deepthroat of the Watergate scandal.A nameless source was necessary to break this huge news story of government cover-up as it led to the impeachment of President Nixon. But sometimes with anonymity, issues in credibility arise.
While anonymous informants have been instrumental to journalists in breaking big stories, nameless sources have also been responsible for slanderous, irresponsible, and false accounts. Read News Sites Rethink Anonymous Online Comments and respond to the following:
Consider the ethics of when students leave anonymous comments on websites. What is the rationale for not attributing your name to your comments? Why is credibility problematic in the use of anonymous sources? When is it okay to go nameless, if ever?
15 comments:
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Dorothy here.
Hi Ms. Largo it's Cindy Cornacchia :) My blog is http://cindy-journalism.blogspot.com/
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Hello Ms. Largo. This is Keihl. I am one of your grade 12 journalism students.
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Hi miss, it's Ashley.
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I AM AGATHA CHOY AND HERE IS MY JOURNALISM! :D
Hey miss i am Harriet. Nice to meet you. lol. My url is
http://harrietthejournalist.blogspot.com/
Hi Miss! It's Mary Laxamana :D
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Hello Ms. Largo. This is Corrado. My url is corradojamofjournalism.blogspot.com. OH THE ALLITERATION! IT BURRRRRNS!
hi miss, this is frances :)
my url is
http://frannyjournalism.blogspot.com
Hey Miss!!
This is Alex.
My URL is
http://verbicide-dissembler.blogspot.com/
Hi Ms. Largo,
Here's my grade 12 e-zine URL:
http://rightfirsteditlater.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
-michael
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