RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A news report about the opening of a power plant.
A
Primary Source
B
Secondary Source
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Newspaper articles can be either primary or secondary sources. A newspaper article that documents an eyewitness account of an event would be a primary source. Alternatively, a newspaper article may be research-based, which makes it a secondary source.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the source and what is it telling you? Who is the author or creator? What biases or assumptions may have influenced the author or creator? Who was the intended audience? What was the significance of the source at the time it was created? More items

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