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Hou do your job professionals, you oan eu
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‘ever abou! Gling: with sources nee ate covered in Chapese 4
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A grea. deal of information foals by you every day. 1F you stan it
‘aalyze it properly, you cha de Several things:
© Get sperific story eon
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paper ana one
Tere 2
csligalive ceporters ttl time Lo ert one aaional news-
fe slaw or resoaal newspaper every cis. Meal of them
street newspaper cepulty (indsed,
1974, you might ove seen th Des Moines eyetor and deduced
hhow Don Muh mmeoveredsastllcation of federal ssaater rele’ Funds
ending. Story ides cn come froma aty-
ewe Braaks
Ths fora of story concoptin derives directly frou daily spot
cs simply w mater of reading your uwea newspaper eveey day aad
Out of the Gees. The Washinton Post coverage
‘lass example. Cal Bernstein ha report: "We made
long. -.. You caa see how the stories progested. .. Mee the ently
stories referred to ‘soures close lu the evestigrion, .., Later, yon wool
personne! af the Committee ta Rest
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‘hesmant reporter, however. makcca poin, even tle easing a mejor
investigation, of moving around, of seeing people outdo of he news bush
wss, Don Mum, who is amos the most-Rosiored farm editors i the
won, sl goes 0 Toe ug shows ia Toma. “1m Not a much ngeested in
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sources ala
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Phenomenon? Where wil erence of ie be vibe? Whot
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shoulel ever these points:
inble? WU sources lak about the yubjeet? I there
do the J puoperly beter
Resistance
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rea? Can tho business
bllor elp withthe project tora wash? Can you cat
only one Seteren10 help double
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The "what iP phrase, alo
Opatoushy ut the Rien (Cat) Presstiterprise,
fexgotcn. Uf you ect the scary and sme paper a
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Protection
‘There are to aspeets to protecting your story, The fsst i to prserve
investiga
faking back tothe argt, Although the general iden will
1h after ievlews besiy it is wis w keep
tossble, Keep your fle or
“The sesond aspect uf protection is 10
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PLANNING AND BASE-BUILDING
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schedul. ns
Methods
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sy we're working an one guy, but thi uy Toe Jones—
need sama Cort of er
five inch catdindes saa be helpful Te
‘sta tab a file folder on cach major character and event, hen rie
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fata tv be put
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house, one day a week foe review
Getie voor tack wil ake aad pes
vehi the ae ibe done
Roles
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responstlities. he
ase {s important 19 fir
10 what jobs? Tone person ie parieuory fam
iar with the publi reooeds in your target ares, he aay bevonte response
fer ei eocrds search and
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have Alentfied is covered by sameoue waa Ko
ty ua from Une ke te
subjocr a longas posible, but there are ines when You may eau 0
that person exri fora soft interview in
veHEMENE Tepe aD I
files, The ethics and ascepied practices of
iced by California promoters. Bath fies subsequently
published, bat yoo
‘sll nov understand wha you are ving to say. Moreover, Yon
beable te shoot hoes in your ater. faded, he may he alte get other re
Dulable experts todo the sbooting whils he stands aside, looking rghtconsly
susrieved
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
these aetisides, Sources lend Lo roerds: records ogaest
swe inteeiews suggest oir Interviews al 90 On. Compe aad
becomes part of ths dally rowing. Fsety day, se
esi you have thera) aut st down a racord What You
Research Aecords
‘iri evidence of what the epartc sexs a Wham he talks and what
1 speculations ace the sods of fnvetgatve
of information” T
the tavertigtor can
Irerviows
‘ramribe your interview notes in cleat Engtish. Keep dice. usable
ote comleely separate from off:thexeeord mnterial, tthe beginning
Df the inarview noes, writen Pre sstemenl of your own abont the calor
and cirsurstances surrounding the interview! where Ras, ho else was
Obeenattons
Dire obsereation place
swatch (rom a
lbicl values
‘Comparing end Contresting
tigation tho a
and conreasting athe reporter silts throng
Freer, he de
Gap-ctosing
Ifyou are working, eam once «eck wilh dhe macs.
rial and review i, ronology hook up to date and des
whether the aew infortzlion prints fa a new dcetion or reuues further
hocking. sing. Bieber calli rion
solving vatlicts ano vou diferent records,
9 tbo fi
tan Doe sie whea they ha Lunch? No? Then in wach cae,
youhave agen.
‘Why dows te gap exist? Could the buling ispecies simply be p=
shod ia thc ork? Aro date or 30 Tacomplet oF
vt of order? If so, you tad beter look wp the auppevtny docaraens
‘is vase ia dae ity cfesk's office, Or you ha beter talk Counel
Jones, who knows oth Joe Sith wad Richard Row and an help 0 ov
‘ate the coats in thei tri.
1 Ure sicnicons and 2 soundest
reeyele—Iv seiner nnd recheck records
REVALUATION
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REY INTERVIEWS
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Wall n dozen, However mang, the repnter sels
Preperation
Reread al of eho Sis,
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‘At che end uf this lat evsluation cca’ afin go/no-go decion. 1
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