Sources

Sources are obviously important because they are where you get your information from. They need to be credible and trustworthy, or they should be used with caution or awareness to bias. Of course they should be relevant to your topic and have an author that is knowledgeable on the subject. You should also look at what audience the source is geared towards and how current it is.
The sources that I have found so far are newspaper articles. They are mostly circulated only within the state of North Carolina. Star News, which reports often on the NC film incentive, is even local to Wilmington. Most of the articles I have been looking, I have found because of twitter. The small local production company, Southern Gothic Productions, often posts articles about the incentive on their twitter page. They have been very interested and active in getting it raised. They have been a very useful source. They have also blogged on the topic and can be used as a credible source because they are in the film industry and know a lot about it. I also have some online newspaper articles from national newspapers simply reporting on the film industry and where most filmmakers want to shoot their movies.
Since there was recently a law passed raising the incentive from fifteen to twenty five percent, I have to look at the law book, which is in the library. The new film bill is Senate Bill 943 and took effect January 1st, 2009. I have also found a brochure put out by the North Carolina Film Office, located in Raleigh. It describes in full detail what the differences are between the old and the new bill. It also offers a FAQ section that is very helpful and makes it much more understandable for those who do not understand complex legal terminology.