Witness or expert? — Interview Corner · Free Press
A young whale swam into Brightwater harbour last night and left again at dawn. You have a list of questions and two kinds of people to ask.
Your task
Decide who should answer each question: a witness who was there, or an expert who knows the subject.
- Witnesses can tell you what they saw and heard. Experts, like a marine biologist, can explain why it happens and whether it is unusual. Good stories often need both.
- Invented newsrooms and stories to learn from, not real news. Before sharing anything about real people, ask a trusted adult.
- Never share private details of anyone. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- How news works — You understood how this part of journalism works.
- Truth & accuracy — You checked the facts before telling them.
- Fair & kind — You were fair to the people in the story.
In real life
Many reporters build a list of experts they can call, and still talk to people who were there, because each gives different kinds of facts.
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