Ch. 5: Gathering and Verifying Information

What are some primary sources for online information?

- The morgue (news archive) - Search engines (Google) - Wikipedia - News sites - Social media - Government databases

Define: Relational Database programs

A database program that permits users to determine relationships between two or more dissimilar databases. For example, a relational database program would enable a reporter to compare one database of people convicted of drunken driving with another database of school-bus drivers. The result would show how many bus drivers have drunk-driving convictions.

Define: Flat-File Databases

A simple database program that allows users to keep track of almost any type of data. For example, a simple address book.

Define: Macroediting + give examples

Looks at the big picture. -Will readers understand this? -Are there unanswered questions or inconsistencies in the story? -Does this agree with what I know from previous stories on the subject?

Define: Microediting + give examples

The process of paying attention to detail. -Are the facts correct? -Are the names spelled correctly? -Is the grammar sound?