COM CO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Soft Media, Alternative Facts, No Alternative
17 Oct 2017
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Alternative facts : president trump and secretary spicer claimed that trump"s inauguration day ceremony had the biggest crowd ever, period. Congress passed a bill that introduced the nutrition facts label on food. Idea: talked to source, got an idea, determined newsworthiness, research. In person: the public, eye-witness accounts, tips and anonymous tips, the reporter, reporter intrigue, scoop: you break a piece of news to the public for the first time. Develop a good relationship with a reliable source that can give you good information: protect your sources at all costs. If you want to pursue an anonymous tip, and the person wishes to remain anonymous, ask how many people know this information. If only one person knows, and you start asking around, people will know who your tip is: get it first, but first get it right united press international.
