1. Primary Sources in the Digital Age: How Access to Documentation Enhances Credibility Fernando Diaz Managing editor Hoy April 8, 2014

2. Segment Overview Essential questions: III. How can students know what to believe? IV. What challenges and opportunities do the Internet and digital media create? 3. Primary Source: Original materials i.e. unaltered, unfiltered documents, objects or information created during a particular event or time. Primary Sources 4. Primary Source: Original materials i.e. unaltered, unfiltered documents, objects or information created during a particular event or time. Primary sources are the raw materials of history and provide direct evidence about their subject or period. (Library of Congress) Primary Sources 5. Journalists use primary sources as the foundation of fact-based news reports. Primary Sources 6. Journalists use primary sources as the foundation of fact-based news reports. o Locate and obtain o Review, evaluate and sort o Place key pieces of information in context with information from other sources Primary Sources 7. Primary Source: Government reports Primary Sources in Journalism 8. Primary Source: Government reports (budgets, program data, statistics, reports, birth certificates, etc.) Primary Sources in Journalism 9. Primary Source: Government reports Court records Primary Sources in Journalism 10. Primary Source: Government reports Court records (criminal records, lawsuits, liens, etc.) Primary Sources in Journalism 11. Primary Source: Government reports Court records School records Primary Sources in Journalism 12. Primary Source: Government reports Court records School records (program data, graduation rates, test scores, budgets, etc.) Primary Sources in Journalism 13. Primary Source: Government reports Court records School records Tax records Primary Sources in Journalism 14. Primary Source: Government reports Court records School records Tax records Police reports Primary Sources in Journalism 15. Primary Source: Government reports Court records School records Tax records Police reports (criminal and accident records, investigations) Primary Sources in Journalism 16. Primary Source: People: Primary Sources in Journalism 17. Primary Source: People: Eyewitnesses Primary Sources in Journalism 18. Primary Source: People: Eyewitnesses Directly involved in an incident/event Primary Sources in Journalism 19. Primary Source: People: Eyewitnesses Directly involved in an incident/event Public officials Primary Sources in Journalism 20. Primary Source: Others: Primary Sources in Journalism 21. Primary Source: Others: Video and audio recordings Primary Sources in Journalism 22. Primary Source: Others: Video and audio recordings Phone records and voicemail Primary Sources in Journalism 23. Primary Source: Others: Video and audio recordings Phone records and voicemail Photographs/images Primary Sources in Journalism 24. Primary Source: Others: Video and audio recordings Phone records and voicemail Photographs/images Emails or letters Primary Sources in Journalism 25. Print vs. Digital Digital Longer reports Video Picture galleries Primary sources: o Documents o Video o Audio o Data repositories 26. Case Study 27. Case Study 28. Case Study 29. Case Study 30. Transparency Providing access to primary sources increases the transparency of a news report. 31. Transparency Providing access to primary sources increases the transparency of a news report. 32. Transparency Providing access to primary sources increases the transparency of a news report. 33. Tell us Chat question: Why is it important for news organizations to be transparent? How does transparency increase credibility? 34. Big Takeaways 35. Big Takeaways Primary sources are original, often raw materials; 36. Big Takeaways Primary sources are original, often raw materials; Journalists use primary sources as the foundation of fact-based news reports; 37. Big Takeaways Primary sources are original, often raw materials; Journalists use primary sources as the foundation of fact-based news reports; Primary sources are not the same as journalism; 38. Big Takeaways Primary sources are original, often raw materials; Journalists use primary sources as the foundation of fact-based news reports; Primary sources are not the same as journalism; Giving the public access to the primary sources used in a report increases transparency and therefore credibility; 39. Big Takeaways Primary sources are original, often raw materials; Journalists use primary sources as the foundation of fact-based news reports; Primary sources are not the same as journalism; Giving the public access to the primary sources used in a report increases transparency and therefore credibility; An increasing amount of raw data and other information is available online. 40. Data Tools You Can Use 41. Data Tools You Can Use https://nycopendata.socrata.com/ 42. Data Tools You Can Use https://nycopendata.socrata.com/ 43. Data Tools You Can Use 44. Data Tools You Can Use 45. Data Tools You Can Use https://data.cityofchicago.org/ 46. Data Tools You Can Use 47. Data Tools You Can Use http://octo.dc.gov/DC/ 48. Data Tools You Can Use http://octo.dc.gov/DC/ 49. Data Tools You Can Use 50. Data Tools You Can Use 51. Data Tools You Can Use 52. Questions for Fernando