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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A method of news gathering in which reporters use computers to gain information.

Interviews and open-source journalism rely on __________ as sources of information.

Transcripts and public records rely on __________ as sources of information.

These research methods rely on a sampling of many people to respond to the same questions as sources of information.

This describes data reported as descriptions (words).

This describes data reported as statistics, or numbers.

Which is a more reliable source?

Crowdsourcing, social media, and online polls and surveys rely on __________ for information.