Situation in which a reporter finds out that someone else has obtained the story first
What is scooped?
100
Persons involved in events
What are Human sources?
100
an unnamed source
What is an anonymous source
100
a formal conversation between a reporter and a source for the purpose of gathering information and opinion.
What is an interview?
100
news cues based on the classic news questions: who, what, where, when, why, how.
What is 5 Ws and an H?
200
a specific topic or a geographic area that is covered by a reporter
What is a beat?
200
Getting someone who knows and trusts you and who the source knows and trusts, to recommend you to the source
What is sponsorship?
200
information that can be used and whose source can be identified
What is on-the-record information
200
the quotations and personal interpretations gathered in an interview that makes stories interesting to readers and viewers
What is human element?
200
a question worded to encourage the source to give an opinion or interpretation, or to expand on basic information
What are open-ended-questions?
300
Public records and documents, newspaper clippings, reference works, and direct observation
What are physical sources?
300
Information passed on to a reporter that usually requires additional research
What is a tip?
300
a description of information that may be used as background but whose source may not be identified
What is not for attribution?
300
a person or documents that adds information and interest to a story but that is not essential to the story
What is secondary source?
300
a harmonious, agreeable relationship between a source and a reporter established by friendly greetings and casual conversation preceding the formal interview
What is rapport?
400
A law enacted in 1966 requiring government records except those related to national security, confidential financial data, and law enforcement be made public on request
What is Freedom of Information Act?
400
Information that can be corroborated, a person who actually witnesses an on the event, a person who is an expert on the subject are all examples
What is a reliable source?
400
information that may be used, but only without a source indication (even as an indication of a general source)
What is deep background information?
400
a person who has information that is vital to the story
What is primary source?
400
a group interview planned to convey information simultaneously from one source to many reporters representing the media.
What is news conference?
500
A weekly publication that summarizes, records and indexes the news.
What is the Facts on File World News Digest
500
to confirm
What is to corroborate?
500
information that may be used but that cant be attributed except in a general way
What is background information
500
a good news story that covers all sides of an issue will likely require this many sources
What is 5 to 10?
500
a question phrased in an impersonal manner as though someone other than the reporter were asking for the information; usually begins with a phrase such as "people say that..."