specifics - a detailed account of an event witnesses by the source, interviewing - asking questions of knowledgeable people, primary sources - the people who can give the reporter the most thorough or best information because they are the investigators, the witnesses, or the people affected by the event, secondary sources - people who have information relevant to your story but are not main officials, eyewitnesses, or directly affected by the event, quotations - words a source says during an interview, good quotations - bring stories to life, unnamed sources - people who ask that their names not be used, and sometimes, that the information they give reporters not be used, off the record - information you are given by the source that is not written down in your notebook or taped on your tape recorder, on background - journalists may use the information the source is providing, but they may not attribute the information to the person providing it, confidential sources - those who want to remain anonymous, often because they fear reprisals from authorities who may not want the information out, anecdotes - short personal stories about an event or occurrence, phoners - phone interviews, read-back - when reporters read portions of the story they are working on to their source to ensure accuracy,

Chapter 5: Choosing Sources

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