What is the difference between primary and secondary sources? a. primary and secondary sources are the same thing. b. primary sources are the notes a reporter takes during an interview; secondary sources are the notes a student takes while doing research. c. primary sources are first-hand accounts of an event or experience; secondary sources are the interpretations or analysis of those first-hand accounts, events, or experiences. d. primary sources are the news reporters who first report on a breaking story; secondary sources are the eyewitnesses of the event.