The anatomy of leaks: Tracing the path of unauthorized disclosure in the Israeli press

Journalism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-581

  Reich, Zvi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anonymous sources; Communication technology; Informal channels; Israel; News initiative; News sources; News making; Secrecy

Indexed keywords

EID: 59149097991     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884908094159     Document Type: Article

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