News Gathering: Research

Reporters conduct __________ to develop background information for their stories, to locate sources, and to gain knowledge of their sources and topic.

• interviews

• research

• observations

• transcripts

A __________ can be a person, document, or method of research used to discover the truth of a story.

• source

• interview

• research

• transcript

When interviewing, a __________ would be a person with first-hand information, meaning they witnessed what happened.

• secondary source

• transcript

• primary source

• database

A __________ source could be a publication or production that gathers information to share with others or a person who was not part of a news story but has knowledge of it.

• primary

• secondary

• valid

• reliable

When a news story is __________, it means that a journalist spent time making sure that the information shared is represented correctly without bias.

• valid

• reliable

• timely

• impactful

If information is __________, it can be trusted as truth.

• timely

• newsworthy

• secondary

• reliable

A method of gathering primary or secondary information by asking questions.

• document

• interview

• transcript

• observing

This is a written account of a spoken event such as a speech, a press conference, or an interview.

• interview

• reporter

• observation

• transcript

A method of news gathering in which a reporter is present to witness news as it is happening.

• interview

• observation

• validity

• crowdsourcing

Examples of __________ used in research include public records, letters, and articles related to a story topic.

• documents

• interviews

• observations

• surveys