6. Allan Bell: ideal news source = news actor Herbert Gans: "source should be efficient"
7. Journalists ... … use a limited number of same types of source … use other journalists and other media
8. Source Considerations Past suitability Productivity Reliability Trustworthiness Authoritativeness Articulateness
9. Brian Whittle: … a good journalist is NEVER off-duty … other sources are not aware that they are sources … a good journalist will not rely on stories arriving “gift-wrapped”
11. Call … regular inquiries to a range of agencies … valid and valuable way of generating a copy … provide a regular supply of stories ( e.g. weekly or daily paper and broadcast newsroom)
20. Primary Definers Secondary Definers Set the limit of discussion by framing what the problem is e.g. politicians, employers, police, experts Choose what to report on public