For Journalists INCA 2018 Patricia Elliott Research For Journalists INCA 2018 Patricia Elliott
Why Research? Better interviews – You can ask the right questions Context – Your story can explains why it matters Accuracy – Your story is a reliable source Details – Your story comes alive with great descriptions and details
Sources Getting started
People Friends, relatives, friends of friends, Elders, experts, classmates, people in the grocery story lineup, etc. Exercise: Make a list of the people you will need for your story. Be as specific as possible.
Paper News stories, studies, books, directories, reports, government documents, meeting minutes, data bases, statistics, etc. Exercise: Make a list of documents you will likely need
Pictures Archival photos, maps, drawings, old footage, etc. Exercise: Make a list of images you might need
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