Andrew Massie, a journalist at The Fordham Ram, experienced significant reluctance from interviewees to be named in a sensitive investigative story about alleged administrative negligence. Despite interviewing 26 individuals, only two were willing to disclose their names, reflecting a growing trend among student journalists dealing with fears related to job security and institutional retaliation. This shift prompts newsrooms to modify their practices regarding anonymity, balancing the need to protect sources with traditional journalistic standards of transparency, especially as pressures on students, including visa concerns, increase.
Massie's experience is increasingly common for student journalists across the country as they reckon with people's hesitance to be named in stories.
The frequency and nature of recent requests for anonymity are 'new and different,' Veto said, as students navigate fears of institutional and governmental retaliation.
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