Students investigate the differences between primary and secondary sources, comparing the characteristics of information obtained from each type. Students learn about the preparation journalists must undertake to ask effective interview questions, penetrate a subject’s complexities, and verify the accuracy of a source’s account. Students also learn about the ground rules between journalists and their sources. They come to realize that good journalists must check their sources to be sure that the information they provide is reliable. A BBC Production.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2020. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 30, 2020.

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