JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Public Figure
8 Sep 2020
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If lots of no comment, explain why you are seeking their voice. Once they say it, legally/ethically there are no givebacks. Common excuses: please don"t use that, that was all off the record, you"re not going print that, are you? now, this was all just between you and me. Well, i haven"t written my story yet so i don"t know, but probably. A reporter"s job is to tell the public what is going on, not to know stuff that can never be told take a tip off the record on the condition you can confirm the material through someone else. Your job is not to know a bunch of many secrets. Will hurt your credibility with the reader. Try to identify with as much detail as possible. When you have to use an anonymous source characterize it. Have to spend a little less time thinking. Can use for follow-ups, things you forgot.
