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read the passage.
my first day on the job
i was in full - on panic mode. here i was on my first day as an inexperienced reporter having to cover an important story with little guidance. i was starting to regret my decision to take the job. what was i doing here? i wasnt a journalism major. i didnt have a \beat.\ i didnt even know all the rules about dealing with sources and off - the - record information.
the previous spring, id taken up my boss on his offer and stayed at my part - time job through the summer after college. he gave me more hours, so i was making more money, but i didnt yet have the responsibility of a
eal\ job. id been an english major and wanted to be a writer, though i had no idea what kind of writer.
what does the author think about the sources she speaks to for her first story?
some of them were not forthcoming with her.
they were helpful but distracted.
she is going to rely on them for many of her stories.
she admires how they carry out their difficult jobs.

Explanation:

The passage focuses on an inexperienced reporter's first - day jitters and lack of knowledge about dealing with sources. There is no indication that sources were helpful but distracted, that she would rely on them for many stories, or that she admired their work. The most likely option is that some sources were not forthcoming as she was inexperienced and not well - versed in dealing with sources.

Answer:

Some of them were not forthcoming with her.