on the record
ON the REK-erd
ɒn ðə ˈrɛkərdListen
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an agreement that information provided by a source may be published or broadcast and attributed to the source by name; on-the-record statements carry the full accountability of attribution and are the gold standard of journalistic sourcing because they allow readers to evaluate the credibility and interests of the person speaking; sources who agree to speak on the record accept the public consequences of their statements, while journalists who obtain on-the-record confirmation of important claims have the strongest basis for publication
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