Re: Interviews/Ethnographic Research

Tamika Hughes <hughes[_at_]mail.is.temple.edu> wrote:
>
> Are signed agreements from participants necessary before an interview
> can be published if the names have been changed? I have heard from one
> source that an author must obtain signed releases from interviewees OR
> use pseudonyms in the published work. However, another source seems
> to think that signed releases are ALWAYS required. Can anyone clarify?

Hi Tamika:

I think the reason signed releases are always preferable is that changing a person's name does not insulate you from liability for libel, invasion of privacy, publication of facts in a false light, etc. if the person can still be recognized by the other things that ARE published.

Linda

Linda Acosta
<bizaffairs[_at_]jimi-hendrix.com> Received on Tue Sep 29 1998 - 21:45:29 GMT