Meghan Ashford-Grooms

Sometimes people with vital information face serious risks for speaking to a journalist. In those cases, NPR may consider granting the source anonymity. Here's how we think about it.

When NPR is in the news, its journalists aim to cover what's happening the same way they cover other news or an organization. The newsroom follows a protocol that seeks to ensure only a small number of employees, none of whom are directly involved in the news event, works on the coverage.