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There are many ways that news is reported like interviews, pictures, videos and on paper. Journalists are the people who find this news and have their own methods to do so. The Society of Professional Journalists have ethics that they believe are right in how to gather information from sources. Journalists believe that information should be gathered from sources without needing to pay them. For a very long time a separate side of journalism has existed and it does not appear to be leaving any time soon. This is known as check book journalism and in many journalists eyes it has been corrupting the profession of journalism. Check book journalism is "The practice of paying large amounts of money for exclusive rights to material for newspaper stories, especially personal ones." The use of money like this in journalism is very risky and concerning for the whole news community as it could lead to many big problems in the future. Corruption is one of the main issues that could arise with money being used in gathering information from sources. However there are specific cases where paying for sources is not a bad thing and can be justified. News organizations should not be paying sources for information or evidence because of the many risks that come with it and it corrupting professional journalism.

outline
- introduction/thesis
- argument
check book journalism has existed for a long time and is a serious issue in journalism
it is not okay to pay sources for information as it will lead to corruption and unreliable data
professional journalists need to work together to stop this to keep their profession from getting corrupt
-opposing arguments
there are specific cases in which it seems okay to pay the sources and is not a bad thing
- conclusion 
journalists and news organizations should not be paying their sources for the information or evidence they receive from them

sources
http://www.kiplinger.com/article/business/T008-C013-S002-should-news-organizations-pay-their-sources.html

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2010/04/why_not_pay_sources.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/sunday-review/paying-for-news-its-nothing-new.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/opinion/when-its-ok-to-pay-for-a-story.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-reporters-should-avoid-checkbook-journalism-2073718

http://www.spj.org/ethics-papers-cbj.asp

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/checkbook_journalism

http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp