Boot camp: Find your sources
Assignment guidelines:
- A minimum of two sources
- Two-minute video describing your sources
- Deadline: Monday, August 22
- Core iReporters favorite story ideas: Wednesday
- CNN expert feedback on 10 submissions: Thursday, August 25, from 2pm-3pm ET
Expired: Aug 23, 2011
Now that you have your story idea, it’s time to find and contact your sources. Based on what you learned about finding sources, track down …
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Boot camp: Find your sources

Now that you have your story idea, it’s time to find and contact your sources. Based on what you learned about finding sources, track down who you will need to tell your story.
Submit a video that’s no more than two minutes describing who your sources are and what part they will play in your story by Monday, August 22, at noon E.T. Make sure your sources cover all aspects of your story, and, most importantly, make sure you have access to them.
Note: This assignment is part of iReport boot camp, an eight-week project designed for iReporters to improve their journalism skills and get feedback from CNN experts. Find out more and take part here.

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