Information, at its source Newswriting depends on information. The quality of the writing is tied to the quality of the information. The quality of the information depends on its source. The good news reporter knows sources of information and can find them quickly. Look over the section on interviewing in chapter 4 of Writing for the Mass Media.
Most news reporters have to interview people to complete their news stories.
As we have mentioned before, we don't ask you to gather you own information for your assignments in MC102. But you do need to understand that news comes from sources and something about how you gather information. Not only are these people likely to hav the best information, but they are also likely to be the most credible sources. Attribution One of the conventions of news writing is that you give the reader some idea of what the source of the information is. This is called attribution.