off the record
AWF the REK-erd
ɒf ðə ˈrɛkərdListen
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an agreement between a source and a journalist that information shared will not be attributed to the source by name, or will not be published at all, depending on the terms negotiated; off-the-record arrangements allow sources to provide context, background understanding, or sensitive information that helps journalists investigate a story without exposing the source to retaliation; the norms governing off-the-record conventions vary across journalistic traditions and are the subject of ongoing debate about transparency, source protection, and the public interest
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