1. SHOULD JOURNALISTS REVEAL SOURCES?By Namba Orcutt Academy High School Frosh Core

2. THINK ABOUT IT. How do you thinkjournalists get their information Image provided by freedigitali mages.com 3. DO THESE TERMS RING A BELL?Whistleblower Shield Laws 4. Votes Journalists are just being too sensitiveI guess not since I don't know what they are VotesNo, we could survive without them Yes, the news today would be very vague051015 5. In a way, by revealing sources, peop le will feel more comfortable that they know where their news come from.But on the other hand, by keeping their sources secret, the free flow of information will remain in tact and protect anonymous sources 6. At this moment, there are people who are afraid to come out and say what wrongdoings they have seen. 7. DOES IT MATTER THAT JOURNALISTS DONT REVEAL SOURCES? Revealing sourcesYes No I dont care They don't? 8. The situations vary: 9. But!! 10. Being able to hide under an alias enables these people to feel safe telling reporters what had happened 11. Without this safety blanket, imagine how many people would be able to walk away without anyone knowing of their crimes 12. Take this away, and soon no one would want coverage 13. A single person can change a whole case 14. Anonymity is one of my favorite things Youre completely invisible and I find that very liberating -Ani DiFranco 15. WORKS CITED SPJ: Code of Ethnics. (2013). Retrieved August 31 , 2013, from Society of Professional Journalists: http://www.spj.org Litho, P. K. (2013, June 3). Revealing Sources will Kill Investigative Journalism. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from The Monitor: http://www.monitor.co.ug Snyder, M. T. (2011 , December 21). First Admendment Under Attack. Retrieved September 2, 2013, from Lewis Rockwell: http://archive.lewrockwell.com Warner, J. (2003, July 19). Journalists Don't Reveal their Sources. Accept it. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/jeremy warner-journalists-dont-reveal-their-sources-accept-it587289.html 16. BY NAMBAOrcutt Academy High School Frosh Core Date