Considering enough sources to interview

by Jazzel O. Bajenting Group 3

In making a topic proposal for your article there's a lot of factors to consider, one of which is the sources to be interviewed.

It can't be denied that it is one of the things that the writer thinks in finalizing his or her topic proposal, and it also influences them in pursuing to write the article.

Here are some tips on how to finalize a topic proposal of an article considering enough sources to interview.

• Nature of the sources

Consider the nature of the sources you are going to interview. Anticipate whether they are busy persons most of the time or they are hard to catch due to the nature of their work, this is important to avoid delays in writing your article in the future.

• Knowing your sources' schedules

If possible, know first the schedules of your sources. In that way, you can check if you have the same free time or not. This is to lessen conflict of appointments and a possible sacrifice of other activities which are set for the both of you.

• Proximity

You should also consider the travel time to your interviewees place. This is to assure that you can reach to your interviewees place easily and on the earliest time possible. This will avoid you in being late for an interview, which is a plus factor of being a good interviewer.

• Number of sources

Make sure that you'll have more than two sources to be interviewed. This is for you to have a lot of choices in case some are really busy and could not attend to the scheduled interview. This is just like any other scenario wherein you will have a plan b in case plan a fails.

• Evaluate your sources

One thing you have to consider in choosing your sources for your topic proposal, is to evaluate if that certain source is the right one to be asked and to talk about your topic proposal. This will help you to determine if you'll have enough sources to interview or not.

These are just some of the tips and guidelines that would somehow give you an idea on how to finalize a topic proposal of your choice considering enough sources to be interviewed.

These are not absolute facts or truths, but are still helpful in guiding you on how to finalize your topic proposal.