Learn how your comment data is processed. Skip to content. A: The use of anonymous sources in journalism has always been a controversial but widespread practice. The NPR Ethics Handbook states: As an ethical matter, we would not want to reveal the identity of an anonymous source unless that person has consented to the disclosure.
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The issue of confidential sources will likely come under increased scrutiny in the future, as more people become involved in news gathering as a result of the ease of distribution via the Internet. The high-profile subpoenas in of journalists Judith Miller , Matthew Cooper, and others in the case involving the outing of CIA employee Valerie Plame added fuel to the debate about whether Congress should pass a federal shield law, such as the proposed Free Flow of Information Act , introduced by then-U.
Mike Pence, R-Indiana, in Pence became vice president of the United States in However, the measure did not pass. Pence and others introduced similar measures in , , and In , the measure passed the House, but the bill never made it to the Senate floor for a vote. In , U. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and U. Circumventions, such as secret surveillance or analysis of communications data not authorised by judicial authorities according to clear and narrow legal rules, must not be used to undermine source confidentiality; and.
UNESCO has further noted that there is a particular gender dimension that arises in respect of source protection in the digital age. Women journalists face additional risks in the course of their work — both on- and offline: in the physical realm, these risks include sexual harassment, physical assault and rape, which may limit their physical mobility; and the digital sphere, acts of harassment and threats of violence are rampant.
The ability to covertly intercept and analyse journalistic communications with sources increases the physical risk to both women journalists and their sources in such contexts.
Encrypted communications and other defensive measures are therefore of great importance to ensure that their movements are not tracked and the identity of the source remains confidential.
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