Under What Conditions Can AP Reporters Use Anonymous Sources

question 44

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions can AP reporters use anonymous sources?

• A) When the material is opinion or speculation; when information is not available anywhere else; and when the source is reliable
• B) When the material is information and vital to the report; when information is not available anywhere else; and when the source is nameless
• C) When the material is information, not opinion, and is vital to the report; when information is only available under the conditions of anonymity; and when the source is reliable
• D) When the material is information and vital to the report; when the information is also available on the Internet; and when the source is reliable

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Definitions:

Logistics

The management of the flow of goods, information, and resources between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

Supply Chain Performance

An evaluation of how well a supply chain achieves its goals, often measured through metrics like efficiency, speed, cost, and reliability.

Time

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Quantity

The amount, size, or number of something, which can be measured or counted.