Imagine you're the journalist and I'm the source:
On the Record
You can give my name and position- Tdol said blabla
On Background
You can't give my name, but you can refer vaguely to my job, though not directly- an
ESL teacher said blabla
On Deep Background
Use the information, but no names, no hints, no jobs, just the information
Off the record
You can't write it- I'm just helping the background to your story- if this information appears, I won't trust you again
