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Email signatures for journalists
A source checking your identity needs your publication and reporting beat. Link to your author page for ordinary enquiries, and keep any sensitive source communication instructions in a separately approved channel.
Fictional examples. Replace sample credentials and licence numbers with your own verified details.
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What to include
- Publication and reporting beat
- Newsroom or independent publication
- Beat or geographic coverage
- Official newsroom contact for ordinary enquiries
- Published author page
- Professional name and a business email address
What to leave out
- Promises that ordinary email is a secure tip channel
- Images containing your only contact details
- More than one primary call to action
Questions for journalists
What should journalists put first?
Lead with your name, then your role. Include publication and reporting beat where it helps recipients identify you.
Which link belongs in a journalist signature?
Use a link to your published author page. Label the destination clearly and check it before pasting the signature into your mail client.