Tag: reporting
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Nieman Narrative Digest – Notable Narratives
“Laurie Hertzel, enterprise editor at the paper, wrote us that she gave her reporters some against-the-grain instructions: ‘I said, “No nut graf.” (They stared.)’” Nieman Narrative Digest – Notable Narratives
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Pasco: ‘May I have your attention, please?’
Hilarious public records-based story about county commissioners surfing the Web during meetings. Do it in your town. Pasco: ‘May I have your attention, please?’
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mediabistro.com: Scooped by a Source
How to interview a blogger without getting scooped on your story. This works better if you play the “actually, I’m a blogger myself” card. mediabistro.com: Scooped by a Source
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NPR : The Art of the Interview, ESPN-Style
Get Sawatskied… NPR : The Art of the Interview, ESPN-Style
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NIJ’s MAPS Program: Crime Mapping & Analysis Research
Lots of local crime data and maps. Great investigative tool. NIJ’s MAPS Program: Crime Mapping & Analysis Research
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Dave and Steve are trying to take all the fun out of my job
I’m reluctant to even address the meme for fear it might spread, but to any sort of reporter, the e-mail interview, or worse, sending questions in advance and quoting from a blogged response, is a horrible, horrible thing. They teach us in j-school to get people on the phone whenever possible, and frankly, they’re right.…
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Micro Persuasion: Reinventing the Media Interview
Some A-List bloggers are talking about not doing interviews by phone, thus making my life more difficult. Seriously. I much prefer the organic movement of a vocal conversation than e-mail or a blog post. Micro Persuasion: Reinventing the Media Interview
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A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749 – New York Times
Check out the simple dot-connecting the reporters did on this story to find a human face in a bunch of search data. The search data file is available as a torrent, incidentally. A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749 – New York Times
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» Lightweight data exploration in Excel – Juice Analytics
Groovy little bar charts in Excel » Lightweight data exploration in Excel – Juice Analytics
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Paris Review with Henry Miller
“I think these questions are meaningless. What does it matter how long it takes to write a book?” Paris Review with Henry Miller