Confidentiality

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The practice of keeping sources and sensitive information private and secure.

Confidential sources: The use of anonymous sources by journalists and the ethical considerations surrounding their use.
Shield laws: The legal protection afforded to journalists who refuse to reveal their sources.
Media ethics: The moral principles and values that guide the behavior of journalists, including the duty to maintain confidentiality.
Privacy laws: The legal obligations and restrictions placed on journalists when reporting on private individuals or sensitive issues.
Whistleblowing: The act of exposing wrongdoing within an organization, and the ethical considerations associated with confidentiality and public interest.
Government secrecy: The ethical and legal considerations of reporting on classified or confidential government information.
Information security: The measures taken by journalists to protect sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
Confidentiality agreements: Legal agreements that journalists may enter into with sources to protect their confidentiality and ensure data privacy.
Bias and objectivity: The ethical considerations that arise when journalists report on sensitive or confidential issues, and the implications for journalistic integrity.
Digital media: The unique ethical considerations of confidentiality and information privacy in the age of the internet, social media, and other digital platforms.
Absolute Confidentiality: This type of confidentiality ensures that the information a journalist receives from a source remains confidential under all circumstances. The journalist cannot disclose the source's identity or any information that could reveal their identity.
Limited Confidentiality: This type of confidentiality allows the journalist to disclose some information about the source if it is necessary for the public interest, but without revealing their identity.
Retaliatory Confidentiality: This type of confidentiality is when a source discloses confidential information to a journalist as a way of retaliating against an organization or individual.
Implied Confidentiality: This type of confidentiality arises when a source discloses information to a journalist with the expectation that it will remain confidential.
Contractual Confidentiality: This type of confidentiality is when a journalist and source enter into a formal agreement that specifies the terms under which information can be used and shared.
"Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...that limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information."
"...usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...that limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information."
"...through confidentiality agreements..."
"...limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information."
"Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise..."
"...usually executed through confidentiality agreements that limits the access..."
"Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...places restrictions on certain types of information."
"...usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information."
"Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...places restrictions on certain types of information."
"Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information."
"Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."
"...limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information."
"...usually executed through confidentiality agreements..."