Murder Case: The Case Of Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial
Question 1
Young girl dies on her way to school
A girl believed to be aged between six and eight was found dead, lying next to the road, after she was hit by a vehicle on the R512 near Lanseria, north of Johannesburg on Wednesday morning.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said it is believed that the driver ran away after hitting the child with a car on her way to school.
“Another vehicle tried to change directions to avoid the accident, apparently lost control and came to rest in the ditch,” he said
The driver suffered slight injuries and was taken to hospital.
Local authorities were on the scene to investigate
Question 2
Oscar Pistorius murder trial: Judgment begins
Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius in trial went wild and acted naughty, his …show more content…
He has pleaded not guilty to these charges. Inside the courtroom, Steenkamp's parents sat in the front awaiting the start of the proceedings. Her mother June was engaged in conversation with Jacqui Mofokeng, the spokeswoman of the African National Congress Women's League, who has continuously attended the trial in support of the Steenkamp family.
Her father Barry sat next to another man and read the day's papers.
Pistorius's sister Aimee walked into court with another woman shortly before 9am. Barry Roux SC, focused on the statements and testimonies of several State witnesses who were neighbours of Pistorius.
Roux referred to the evidence of Dr Johan Stipp and said he was "desperate to help the …show more content…
The official police report of an incident or comments by someone's press officer can be called secondary sources. Secondary sources are not usually as reliable as primary sources.
Most eyewitnesses should be treated as secondary sources for journalists because, although they are able to tell what they think they have seen, they are often not trained for such work and can be very inaccurate, without meaning to be.
We all know reporters who say there's no such thing as “off the record,” or who promise to keep a source's information in confidence, and then quote them in the next day's news. Don't be that reporter.
Many sources want to tell you more than their higher-ups will allow. Of course, such information can be incredibly valuable, especially if you can use it to get on-the-record sources to verify what you've heard. If someone says they want to go off the record with you, say yes -- and mean it. (But don't be afraid to ask: "Is there anyone I should talk to who may be more likely to speak on the
Young girl dies on her way to school
A girl believed to be aged between six and eight was found dead, lying next to the road, after she was hit by a vehicle on the R512 near Lanseria, north of Johannesburg on Wednesday morning.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said it is believed that the driver ran away after hitting the child with a car on her way to school.
“Another vehicle tried to change directions to avoid the accident, apparently lost control and came to rest in the ditch,” he said
The driver suffered slight injuries and was taken to hospital.
Local authorities were on the scene to investigate
Question 2
Oscar Pistorius murder trial: Judgment begins
Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius in trial went wild and acted naughty, his …show more content…
He has pleaded not guilty to these charges. Inside the courtroom, Steenkamp's parents sat in the front awaiting the start of the proceedings. Her mother June was engaged in conversation with Jacqui Mofokeng, the spokeswoman of the African National Congress Women's League, who has continuously attended the trial in support of the Steenkamp family.
Her father Barry sat next to another man and read the day's papers.
Pistorius's sister Aimee walked into court with another woman shortly before 9am. Barry Roux SC, focused on the statements and testimonies of several State witnesses who were neighbours of Pistorius.
Roux referred to the evidence of Dr Johan Stipp and said he was "desperate to help the …show more content…
The official police report of an incident or comments by someone's press officer can be called secondary sources. Secondary sources are not usually as reliable as primary sources.
Most eyewitnesses should be treated as secondary sources for journalists because, although they are able to tell what they think they have seen, they are often not trained for such work and can be very inaccurate, without meaning to be.
We all know reporters who say there's no such thing as “off the record,” or who promise to keep a source's information in confidence, and then quote them in the next day's news. Don't be that reporter.
Many sources want to tell you more than their higher-ups will allow. Of course, such information can be incredibly valuable, especially if you can use it to get on-the-record sources to verify what you've heard. If someone says they want to go off the record with you, say yes -- and mean it. (But don't be afraid to ask: "Is there anyone I should talk to who may be more likely to speak on the