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The places, organizations and departments which are useful for gathering news are called sources for their news. Some of the sources for gathering news are:
- Public records;
- Interviews; and
- Different Departments
Sources are divided in to two types
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
A Journalist who understands and can use these sources quickly and effectively will unearth more and better stories than one who doesn’t. If he cultivates his personal contacts and use physical sources such as reports, records and references intelligently, he will produce original, accurate and thorough copy.
Diary stories : Diary stories include press conferences, council meeting, agricultural shows, court cases, opening of buildings, etc. turning on of Christmas lights, announcements, elections, speeches, releasing of reports, royal visits and ministerial photo opportunities. Off – diary stories: Then there are the stories that were not handed to the reporter in a press release, from the wires, from other news papers or at a stage – managed event. Good off -diary stories come from original thinking, a refusal to take what one has been told at face values and a willingness to go digging for information.
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