By Sam McManis
The Sacramento Bee
Published 10/27/2007
Excerpt:
Revealing where a news organization obtains facts and interviews is crucial
to journalistic credibility, said Bob Steele, the Nelson Poynter Scholar for
Journalism Values at the Poynter Institute, a media think tank in Florida.
"It's a matter of accountability," Steele said. "We should be very clear as
to where certain material comes from because that connects to our independence.
And independence is a linchpin principle for journalists."
"We don't want to give viewers, listeners, readers or online users the false
impression about who originated the material."
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