chapter 5. ethical dilemma should you show your story to a source before publication? ▪ why/why...
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Chapter 5
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Ethical Dilemma Should you show your story to a source
before publication?▪ Why/Why Not?
▪ Entire story?▪ Part of the story?▪ None of the story?
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Now Back to Chapter 5 A source book
Journal of information on contacts Used to reconnect with sources▪ Past/Present/Future
What type of information▪ Would you put in a source book?
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Name of source Phone numbers▪ Work/Cell (home if possible)
E-mail address Physical address Notations▪ Additional information about the source
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For your next article (Q&A) You need to include at least (2) two▪ Ways to contact your source▪ (in case you need to do follow up)
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Good reporters count on ▪ People to interview▪ Written sources
▪ Scenario▪ You are assigned to cover a crime story▪ The person arrested was a person of interest in a past crime▪ Do you include the previous info in your story?▪ What if….
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Human Sources Make stories more
▪ Credible/readable
▪ Eyewitnesses/Participants▪ Give immediacy▪ Provide interesting quotes/soundbites
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Finding human sources▪ News releases▪ Usually list a contact person
▪ Up and down the ladder▪ Seek out people in charge & people involved
▪ Names in the news▪ If there is a quote in an existing article▪ Don’t just quote the article, try to contact the source
▪ Admin Assistants
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▪ Community & campus leaders▪ Groups, departments, programs, etc, ▪ These are good places to start
▪ Self-Sponsorship▪ Referencing a previous article you did about the source
▪ Matchmaking▪ Asking a source for additional contacts
▪ Fairness▪ Seeking out both sides of an issue/controversy
To get the other point of view
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▪ Primary Sources▪ When information is received directly from the party involved in
the news event▪ Secondary Sources▪ When information provided by a third party not directly involved
in the news event▪ Blogs▪ Usually opinion columns and personal reflections▪ Can be good for contacting human sources
regarding issues/stories, etc.
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Beat Reporting▪ Involves continuous coverage of the same
area or dept. ▪ City Hall/Council▪ School districts▪ Colleges▪ Sports, Sports teams
Other defined beats
▪ Beat reporters have more sources than ever before▪ Websites & social media▪ Blogs, data sources, research▪ Community members, workers, etc
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Anonymous sources The more you rely on unnamed sources▪ The less credibility your story has
▪ Review AP policy on anonymous sources (pg 81)▪ Most editors will say no▪ Unless there is no other way to get the info▪ Even then many would still say no
▪ When would you say an anonymous source is ok▪ How would you refer to them?
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Terms often used to establish rules for interviews Promises On the record Off the record Not for attribution Background Deep background
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Multicultural sources Ethnic demographics are changing in the U.S. The media tends to be stereotypical News stories should ▪ Reflect the diversity in society▪ Use racial/ethnic labels only when relevant to story
How do you create a realistic diversity▪ In your news stories?
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Telephone directories Help to locate sources
▪ Business, Govt.▪ people
Reverse directories▪ Help to find people▪ Phone #, Address, etc
Libraries Wealth of information▪ Newspapers, federal/state docs, reports, journals, etc
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How do you know what’s credible online? Government sources
▪ Info is official and public
University studies▪ Peer reviewed (should be linked to university site of research journals)
Personal sites▪ Least trustworthy▪ Good for ideas or contacts▪ Beware of citing them without verifying info
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▪ Journalism directories▪ Websites by journalists with links to valuable media
resources
▪ Find experts▪ Seek experts to provide added credibility to your
publication
▪ Find a map▪ Help you to get to a location in order to cover your
assignment
▪ Find press releases & Wire services▪ Sites for story leads for college and professional
publications▪ prnewswire.com, preweb.com, businesswire.com, and
more
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Effective searching Understand domains Find site contacts Check state sites Find press releases/Wire services Social networking sites Databases▪ And more (Pg 98-99)
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Public records A lot of information is available via public records▪ Political contributions▪ Real estate records▪ Voter registration▪ Salaries▪ Police records, school, etc▪ More on pg 90-91
▪ Zaba Search Intelius
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Freedom of information act Established by congress in 1966▪ Made federal records available▪ To the public▪ Often time consuming in getting records▪ Have proven invaluable to reporters