alt Hacker NewsIn context, primary source means the subject of the article (the thing the journalist is writing about).
Journalism is by definition a secondary source. (Notwithstanding edge cases like articles reporting directly on the news industry itself.)
In context, primary source means the subject of the article (the thing the journalist is writing about).
Journalism is by definition a secondary source. (Notwithstanding edge cases like articles reporting directly on the news industry itself.)
Journalism is absolutely not by definiton a secondary source.
If a journalist is on location covering a flood, for example, they are the primary source.
A journalist conducting an interview would also be a primary source.