Which of the following are ways in which journalists legitimize or marginalize the voices of sources?
A) When journalists decide which sources to include in a news story, they legitimize the sources they include more than the sources they do not include.
B) When journalists identify some sources by name and others by group-as simply "protesters" or "residents," for instance-they legitimize those whom they name more than those they do not.
C) When journalists decide which sources to quote and which to paraphrase, they are usually providing more legitimacy for the sources who get to say what they want in their own words.
D) All of the above

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All of the given options are ways in which journalists can legitimize or marginalize the voices of sources. By choosing which sources to include or exclude, journalists are giving more legitimacy to some sources over others. Identifying some sources by name and others by group can also give more legitimacy to the named sources. Finally, quoting a source directly in their own words can give them more legitimacy than paraphrasing their words.

Which of the Following Are Ways in Which Journalists Legitimize