Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleStudy Examines Unnamed Source Policies at The Washington Post.AuthorsSheehy, Michael W.AbstractThis article examines the policies on unnamed sources at The Washington Post and explains how these standards evolved. The evolution of The Post's practices shows how journalists must improvise when old rules do not apply to new situations.SubjectsJOURNALISM research; JOURNALISTIC ethics; REPORTERS &; reporting; OFF-the-record information in journalism; NEWSPAPERS; WASHINGTON Post, The (Newspaper)PublicationNewspaper Research Journal, 2010, Vol 31, Issue 1, p84ISSN0739-5329Publication typeArticleDOI10.1177/073953291003100107