The evolution of anonymity in The Economist

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12604656
AutoresÁngel Arrese (0000-0002-0586-4188, Twitter (United States), autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume28
Fascículo1
Páginas111-124
Data de publicação2021-02-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedia History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-8804 • E-ISSN: 1469-9729
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13688804.2021.1888703
OpenAlexW3130428805
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas18

The Economist is the only major news brand today that has remained true to the tradition of anonymity with which it was born in the mid-nineteenth century. As an exception, but also as a journalistic model admired and respected around the world, The Economist’s long practice of anonymity, and the reasons that, at different times in its history, have led it to maintain that tradition, despite going against the tide, have interesting readings today from a journalistic perspective. At the same time, the analysis of how the publication has managed to relax, little by little, the no bylines rule in order to adapt to an era of increasing visibility and transparency, without losing the basic virtues of anonymity, serves as good example of the interest in managing in a strategic way personal and collective identities into the newsrooms

Anonymity · Economics · Geography · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Visibility · Computer Science · History · Law · Management, Economics, and Public Policy · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy