Wednesday, 15 March 2017

LO3: Research Techniques

Primary Definer

These are individuals who have power, expert or academic knowledge and/or control whom news institutions use as a source of information to support an argument. Articles will often quote primary definers to add credence to a point of view.

Secondary Definer

These are individuals, often the public, who provide opinions. Public opinion is often quoted in articles aimed at a mass audience in order to convey a populist point of view. This sort of opinion can be gahtered quickly on social media or online blogging sites and forums.


Questions for interview - Donald Trump's 2005 tax return leak reveals $38m bill



  1. Do you support Trump in any way at all?
  2. Why didn't Trump publish his tax returns?
  3. Do you think Trump should release his tax returns?
  4. Why was the tax return leaked if according to the White House it's "against the law"?
  5. Do you think every president should release there tax returns (every president has since 1976).

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