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Gathering News

Gathering News. Three Considerations. What is the story? Where do I find the facts? How do I report it?. Consider This Situation. You find a pool of blood by your locker in the hallway. Primary vs. Secondary Sources.

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Gathering News

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  1. Gathering News

  2. Three Considerations • What is the story? • Where do I find the facts? • How do I report it?

  3. Consider This Situation • You find a pool of blood by your locker in the hallway.

  4. Primary vs. Secondary Sources • Primary Source: eyewitnesses to an event or the creators of an original work—a physical or intellectual property. • Secondary Source: person who has some knowledge of the story but didn’t get it from personal involvement or is a published work that cites the words of others. • Journalists get information from both primary and secondary sources. Quality is the key here.

  5. Primary or Secondary? • An eyewitness to a fight in the parking lot • An expert, not a survivor, on the Holocaust • A book of essays about President Obama • The songwriter of a recent album that you are reviewing

  6. Yo, Yo, Drop tha Beat • What is a beat system? Mr. Crimando in College

  7. The Interview • Most common and important way for a reporter to gather information • Person interviewed is called the “source” • Facts can be found elsewhere. Where? • Nonetheless, it is imperative to have a primary source(s) to be credible to readers

  8. The Interview • Can be informal as asking someone in a crowd one or two questions, a telephone interview, or an interview through email • Can be formal, with an agreed-upon time and place and advance research by the interviewer • These are often combined • Notice: this is not like writing a term paper for other courses, where secondary sources are sufficient • Secondary sources often provide background information

  9. The Interview • How should you prepare for an interview?

  10. The Interview • Write down prepared questions and do the necessary research! • Begin with some “small talk” to make interviewee comfortable • Questions should cover all of the 5 W’s and H, but focus most on “why” and “how”

  11. The Interview • Questions that result in a response of a yes, no, maybe, or “I don’t know” should be rephrased to get a more complete answer with concrete details • Examples • Poor: Do you enjoy being in math class? • Better: What classes do you enjoy most? Why?

  12. The Interview • Go with the flow! • You might not be prepared for everything; this can be very good for your interview!

  13. The Interview • Ensure you are accurate! Ask interviewee if you can use a recording device and take notes • Verify facts during the interview, repeating those that are slightly unclear to interviewee to ensure their correctness • Double check name spelling! • Write your story shortly after interview

  14. Interview Tips • See pg. 24 in SJ

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