Legacy Media and The Internet

I went on three different news websites (CNN, Washington Post, and New Your Times) and they have updated their websites so the readers can chime in with their opinions and have discussions regarding the article. Many of those sites have a Facebook page and/or Twitter profile which they link their stories so the people who "like" or follow them can stay informed. On the pages of the stories, they have options where the reader can choose on which social networking platform they choose to share the articles.

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As an online journalist, we have every right to protect the anonymity our sources because they may fear for their safety of themselves and their families so we must do anything to protect them. Also, the government should not name the names of the sources because it should be up to the reporter to decide whether or not they want to oust the name of their source not the governments. That changes if it is a matter to national security because it if poses a threat to the security of the American people then the government should intervene.

Also, reporters using Gmail as a third party host will leave sources at risk and possibly drive them away because, in the past, Google has been proven to hackable. For example, in an interview with NPR Jennifer Valentino-DeVries states, “I find that all of this, including the AP revelations, contributed to a sense of nervousness among sources. Even people who are not discussing particularly sensitive information with me will comment about the possibility of my emails and phone calls being tapped. And I think that's been disconcerting."