As a journalist, you can't get all your information from one source. You have to check one source, then check it with another source. If they agree, it's more likely to be true. If they disagree, you need to investigate further. The more sources you use, the better your information will be.
You need to make sure your sources aren't bias. If both of your sources strongly disapprove of or resent the subject you need information about, they might tell you things that aren't true just to make it look bad. If someone was in love with an army general, they might not tell you the war atrocities he committed, just how that general made his troops win the battle.
You also have to make sure that your source knows about the subject. You don't want to ask an artist about military leaders, but you might want to ask a former army general about military leaders.
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