REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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a videotaped interview with him
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an encyclopedia entry about him
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a tweet he wrote and posted
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an email from him to his chief of staff
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Detailed explanation-1: -A primary source is a first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic. They are the most direct evidence of a time or event because they were created by people or things that were there at the time or event. These sources have not been modified by interpretation and offer original thought or new information.
Detailed explanation-2: -Any type of information that is original and uninterpreted is a primary source. Primary information sources are firsthand materials, in their original form. Examples include: Eyewitness reports (photographs, interviews)
Detailed explanation-3: -Primary Sources These sources are records of events or evidence as they are first described or actually happened without any interpretation or commentary. It is information that is shown for the first time or original materials on which other research is based.