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Effective Investigative Reporting Strategies: Tips for Success

Learn essential techniques and advice for successful investigative reporting from expert sources like Les Zaitz of The Oregonian. Discover practical tips, such as keeping a tidy desk, planning ahead, and setting regular investigative story goals. Develop a systematic approach with strategies like making daily to-do lists, setting appointments with yourself, and following up on stories. Remember key principles like pausing to listen and think, pacing yourself for the long haul, and always asking critical questions. Stay organized, proactive, and focused to excel in investigative journalism.

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Effective Investigative Reporting Strategies: Tips for Success

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  1. Public sources for profiling Advanced Google, Twitter searches Other social media News databases Courts Bankruptcy Divorce Political donations Liens Property titles

  2. Investigative reporting and beat journalism Devising strategies

  3. Tips for successful investigative reporting (with thanks to Les Zaitz of the Oregonian newspaper) • Keep a tidy desk • Start files: one for story ideas, one for future access requests • Plan ahead: projects, datebooking • Make a daily to-do list • Make appointments with yourself • Ask for something every day • Try for one investigative story every month • Follow up your own stories • Pause: listen, read, think • Pace yourself: it’s a marathon, not a sprint

  4. Things to remember • Keep it simple • Don't put the cart before the horse • Ask yourself and others: How do you know that? • Have a Plan B • No such thing as a slow news day

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