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What is a confidential source?

A source whose identity a journalist may protect.

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  1. A source whose identity a journalist may protect ✔
  2. A source who pays for news coverage
  3. A source who writes the final headline

Why: A confidential source is an informant whose identity a journalist may keep private, though rules vary.

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A confidential source stays under wraps, so the story can still come out.
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Answer: A source whose identity a journalist may protect. A confidential source is an informant whose identity a journalist may keep private, though rules vary.

  1. Journalism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism
    confidentiality, an extension of freedom of the press that gives journalists legal protection to keep the identity of a confidential informant private
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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