Inside Reporting chapter 4
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| News stories come from? | events that are scheduled and predictable, scheduled and unpredictable, noteworthy events or topics, ideas maed by readers, editors or reporters.
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| sources provide...? | the raw material that reporters turn into stories. No sources= no news.
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| Every reporter must learn how to: | select sources for relevance, check sources for accuracy, balane sources for fairness, and cultivate sources for tips and future story ideas.
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| The more the sources..? | .. the better the depth , context and reliability of your reporting will be.
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| Main type of sources are...? | .. newsmakers, spokespeople, experts, official records, reference material, and ordinary people.
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| what does it mean to attribute a source? | To recognize where it came from, who or what said. Labeling.
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| what does it mean to have an anonymous source? | A source that doesn't reveal its identity. Someone or something without the publicity.
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| The web can be a ultimate resource tool if..? | used in the correct, responsible way.
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| Internet tips (Webliography) | Research & reference suggestions, useful search engines and Jornalism tips & tools.
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| The 11th Commandment: | Thou Shall Not Plagiarize
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| Ways to avoid Plagiarism: | quote and credit the source, paraphrase while still crediting the source, and rework and reword the idea until it's more yours than theirs.
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| Internet search tips from the pros: | use directories and search engines, bookmark fav websites (get familiar), keep keywords specific, study sites syntax, watch spelling, study websites URL for professionalism.
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| Websites Reliability: | Authority, accuracy, objectivity and timeliness.
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| Beyond the basics: | E-mail, Newsgroup, Blogs.
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| Observation: | The ability to observe events accurately & record details faithfully is the secret behind great reporting. Sight, sound, action and emotion.
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| Notebooks..? | .. are the best way to record facts and quotes.
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| ways to record notes: | notebooks, tape recording, and typing.
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| Types of interviews: | Long & formal, quick phoner, walkwaround, on-the-fly chat, or backgrounder.
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| Quotations: | make stories more believable and appealing
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| How to use quotes: | Direct quotes, Partial quotes, paraphrasing, and dialogues.
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| attributions: | collect fatcs, opinions, and quotes from the bgest possible sources. then attribute them.
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| newstories..? | .. are almost written in past tense, present tense is okay for reviews, feature stories and broadcast newswriting.
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| figures: | help make the story more relevant and readable.
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| Inportant: | calculating percentages, figuring the mean and the median, and working with polls and surveys.
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| Charts and graphs include..? | .. pie charts, line charts, bar charts, and fast facts.
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| 3 goals of diversity: | diversity in: sources, topics you cover, and in the newsroom.
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| to maintain diversity: | monitor work patterns, expand your horizons, and comfort zone, honor the everyday not just the exceptional, avoid portraying minorities as monolithic blocks or stereotypes, and above all, do good journalism.
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