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Some basics to becoming a thorough crime reporter

Number 1356
Subject Crime
Source Tom Spaulding
State Indianapolis Star
Year 2001
Publication Date Reporting Conference 2001
Summary "Crime stories would need to be treated as we would treat stories about an epidemic. In its practical application, the approach would have reporters include three classes of information in stories about crime: perspective, identified risk factors, and consequences and costs." Spaulding gives a set of guidelines to working the crime beat, not to mention possible story ideas and sources.
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