People who give you, the reporter, the most thorough or best information because they witnessed it.
What is a Primary Source?
100
THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, advisers to the programs that need to be cut.
what is a list of all people involved?
100
an interview over the phone.
What is a phoner?
100
are those who want to remain anonymous.
What is a confidential source?
100
the person Oprah interviewed. A singer.
Who is Pharrell Williams?
200
People who have information relevant to your story but are not officials.
What is a Secondary Source?
200
1. take notes during an in-person interview.
2. maintain eye contact.
3. sometimes use a voice recorder.
What is Take Good Notes?
200
written in the format of the reporter asking a question, and the source answering the question.
What is a Q-and-A? (question and answer)
200
the time the story is due.
What is a deadline?
200
left Clinton to Conduct White House Press Conference alone.
Who is Barack Obama?
300
people who ask that their names not to be used.
What is an unnamed source?
300
help make the story interesting.
What is an anecdote?
300
portions of the story that get read over to edit.
What is a read-back?
300
also known as quotes.
What is a quotation?
300
made Pharrell cry. Made a video for him, and Oprah played it.
Who are Pharrell's fans?
400
information given by the source that is not written down in a notebook or recorded.
What are Off the record sources?
400
allow the subject to talk.
What is an open ended question?
400
has all the journalistic elements of a news story but its written with a beginning, middle, and end like a short story.
What is a feature?
400
asking questions of knowledgeable people.
What is interviewing?
400
the question a reporter asked to Clinton that was different from the others.
What is an example of an off-topic-question?
500
Means you may use the information, but must not attribute it to the source.
What is a On background source?
500
to get ready for an interview.
What is preparation?
500
example
REPORTER-will jobs be cut if the school levy does not pass?
PRINCIPAL(source)- we will have to look at that very carefully. For now, let's be positive that the levy will pass.
What is a Q-and-A format?
500
portions of the story that get read over to edit.
What is a read-back? (Yes I put this twice)
500
(This one is random)
"What do you mean?" is an example of an _________.