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Source (journalism)

In journalism, a source is a person, publication, or knowledge of other record or document that gives timely information. Outside journalism, sources are sometimes known as "news sources". Examples of sources include official records, publications or broadcasts, officials in government or business, organizations or corporations, witnesses of crime…

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Source (journalism)

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples7
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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sources information news anonymous source journalists use reporters may journalism record also interview public sometimes known confidential reporter legal illegal

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
national securityinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text
protecting witnessesinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text
preventing slanderinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text
libelinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text
and ending lawsuits without lengthyinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text
expensive trialsinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text
encouraging people to disclose such information defeats the purpose of the disclosure being illegalinstance ofThis information is illegal to disclose for reasons0.80text

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