Primary and Secondary Research for News

Sources:
Sources are vital to all news stories. Without research journalists have no stories- and can leave themselves open to legal action.

Usually Journalists will wait for information to be confirmed by two sources- unless that sources is a witness or an authoritative provider of quantitive data (like the government

definers as sources

One key type of source used y journalists are definers. Both of the below are primary sources with information obtained from them through a variety of research method.

Primary definers: These are individuals who have power, expert or academic knowledge and /or control whom news institution use as a source of information to support an argument. Articles will often quote primary defines to add values to0 the point of view

Secondary Definers: These are individuals, often the public, who provides opinion is often quoted in articles aimed at a mass audience in order to convey a populist point of view. This sort of opinion can be gathered quickly on social media or online blogging sites and forums

Primary:

  • Interviews 
  • Focus groups
  • Observation
  • Online surveys
  • Questionnaires
  • Social media
Secondary:
  • Books
  • Social media
  • Databases
  • Documentstaries
  • Websites
  • Articles
  • Academic journals
  • Press agencies

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