The building blocks for developing interview questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how.

What is the main goal of fact-checking in the reporting process?

Which question would NOT be part of the '5W and 1H' framework?

Information spoken by a source that is paraphrased within a story, not word for word.

Information provided with expectation that it will not be printed.

This is the process journalists use to determine what is newsworthy based on eight factors or news values.

Exact wording provided by a source and used in print. Quotation marks required.

This news value represents a story in which two or more forces are in opposition to each other. 

Also known as oddity or rarity, this news value focuses on a story that is unusual and highly interesting.

A news value that determines the importance of a story, also known as “impact.”

The identification of a source or researched information in a story.

Information spoken by a source that is paraphrased within a story, not word for word.

This news value deals with the emotional qualities of a story. Does the story evoke an emotional response?

This news value deals with stories that are of high interest to the public; usually, these stories are based on topical, current events.

In-depth exploration of a story topic that involves much research, collection of first-hand sources, often analysis of data and resources for fact checking.

Questions used to further develop a response to an initial question; questions asked at a time later than initial interview. 

Also known as an unnamed source, it is used only if four conditions are met: overwhelming public concern, no other way to get the information, information verifiability and first-hand knowledge, and revelation as to why the source must be unnamed.

A source that is highly knowledgeable about a topic.

Granted interview only under special permission or under certain conditions.

This is the question that journalists pose to themselves when considering story coverage. Here, the use of news judgment (news values) is used to determine if potential audience interest exists.

This news value relates to the “when” of a story. Especially with hard news, this value encourages timely coverage of an event.

This news value takes into consideration the location in which a news story occurs.

This news value relates to a story that includes high profile individuals. Celebrities, athletes, or politicians are examples. 

This news value takes into consideration the location in which a news story occurs.