 ##  [Source Cultivation](/source-cultivation) 

  ##  [Source Cultivation](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/source-cultivation-0) 

  
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**Information &amp; Communication Dictionary**

 
Definition

The ongoing practice of establishing, maintaining, and managing trust-based relationships with informants, witnesses, experts, or communities to obtain information, context, corroboration, and sustained access for journalistic reporting while observing ethical, legal, and verification obligations.