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Search results for "Better Watchdog Workshop 2012 (Los Angeles)" ...
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Finding the Story
Berens gives great tips on how to break a big enterprise story. "The key is to not only follow your gut but to employ specific strategies that allow you to attack story ideas from new directions." This extensive tipsheet has all you need for a brilliant story.
Tags: enterprise story; research; story ideas
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Project Checklist
Berens shares his fail-safe checklist for discretionary projects. It includes great questions to ask yourself to make your story stand out.
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Writing the Story
Armstrong shares his award winning tips on how to write a great investigative story.
Tags: story writing