1. Don’t just google it! Wits Power Reporting workshop, Oct 2011 Presented by Izak Minnaar

2. Investigative journalists’ search tools Specialised search tools and advanced search techniques Don’t just google it: use the best search tool for the job Effective ways to search the web the invisible web social media and real time content Specialised searches to find the most useful content for stories Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

3. Check the facts; track competitors Break the story and spread the word Analyse the information Find and review source documents Find the experts; work your contacts Prep: read up and research the story A reporter in action … Interview the sources Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

4. Search tools Different kinds of search engines Traditional search engines Database driven web search Database Deep web/invisible web searches Specialised/targeted search tools Realtime search (of the social web) News, blogs, social media Integrated searches Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

5. Search engines Top 3: Google Yahoo Bing Multi and meta search engines Bing/Google Yippy Carrot 2 Carrot 2 Dogpile Mamma Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

6. Search engines New generation search engines - examples: Biznar Facesearch Pipl Wolfram-Alpha Touchgraph iResearch Reporter Which search engine when? Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

7. Let’s search the web …

8. Search techniques Develop a “document frame of mind” Define the search topic ask exactly what you want to know use search phrases and quotation marks Less but better results Explore results options Cached pages Latest content published: time based results Timeline search Extended results Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

9. Sources and content types Possible sources: Primary Official Reference Secondary Mediated Multiple Original source documents The link between content types and file formats Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

10. Targeted searches Search strategies to find source material: Domain searches Document type searches Google advanced search Source File type Site/domain Region Date Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

11. More on search engines Selection of the Best search tools – comparison chartBest search tools Colossus – International directory of search engines, by country Colossus NoodleTools – search strategy guide NoodleTools CyberJournalist SuperSearchSuperSearch Search tools to find videos, audio and images on the web (Fumsi) Search tools Using social networking sites as a research tool (Fumsi)research tool Online tutorial: Nancy Blachman’s Google GuideGoogle Guide Don’t just google it – online searching for investigative journalists: Izak Minnaar, Wits Power Reporting 2011

12. Thank you! izak.minnaar@gmail.com http://delicious.com/Webguide