Anonymous Sources Harm Credibility of All Stories

Miglena Sternadori · Esther Thorson

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Journalism and Media Studies Media Studies and Communication Misinformation and Its Impacts

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Findings confirm the use of anonymous sources has a negative effect on readers' perceptions of story credibility. Stories of presumably higher quality elicited more believability toward sources who disagree with the main findings of the story.

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