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  2. Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources - Wikipedia

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    A secondary source is significantly separated from these primary sources. A reporter's notebook is an (unpublished) primary source, and the news story published by the reporter based on those notes is also a primary source. This is because the sole purpose of the notes in the notebook is to produce the news report.

  3. Primary source - Wikipedia

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    This wall painting found in the Roman city of Pompeii is an example of a primary source about people in Pompeii in Roman times (portrait of Terentius Neo).. In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called an original source) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time ...

  4. Wikipedia:Classification of sources - Wikipedia

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    A primary source is a source cited for some new idea, creative thought, or data originating in that source, and not derived from another author or another source. Primary sources usually have some immediate connection or contact with the source of the new idea, thought, or data.

  5. Wikipedia talk : Identifying and using primary sources

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    In the case of Plutarch and similar classical material, I will quote one important sentence from that article: "In some instances, the reason for identifying a text as the "primary source" may devolve from the fact that no copy of the original source material exists, or that it is the oldest extant source for the information cited.

  6. Wikipedia:Identifying primary and secondary sources for ...

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    Secondary or tertiary sources are needed to establish the topic's notability and to avoid novel interpretations of primary sources. All interpretive claims, analyses, or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary source, rather than to an original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors.

  7. UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect has outburst on way to ...

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    Sources tell CBS News back pain was a major factor in his life and appeared to be a source of pain and frustration for him. "I was roommates with him, friends. Hiked, went to yoga.

  8. Who is Thomas Dickey? Lawyer decries lack of evidence tying ...

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    The investigation gained steam Wednesday as multiple outlets, citing anonymous sources, reported that law enforcement had found a match between Mangione's fingerprints and the fingerprints ...

  9. Wikipedia:Evaluating sources - Wikipedia

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    Sources of information are commonly categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary sources.In brief, a primary source is one close to the event with firsthand knowledge (for example, an eyewitness); a secondary source is at least one step removed (for example, a book about an event written by someone not involved in it); and a tertiary source is an encyclopaedia or textbook that provides a ...