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• Investigative Business Journalism: Uncovering Stories From Subprime to Global

  This large tipsheet discusses the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism staff, objectives and resources. The tipsheet then covers various facets of business journalism, such as using SEC filings. Next, the tipsheet offers many general pieces of advice for organizing your investigative business stories. Finally, the tipsheet ends with examples of successful business investigations.

  Tags: business; beat reporting; story telling; SEC; sources; organizing investigations

  By Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism

  2008

• Investigating Sports

  Wilson lists popular sources and significant documents for reporters on the sports beat. He also suggests visiting www.reporter.org to use the "who is John Doe?" feature. The tipsheet includes reprints of some of Wilson's own sports investigations.

  Tags: sports; beat reporting; sources; story-telling; backgrounding

  By Duff Wilson

  2008

• Editor's Track: Editing the CAR Story

  Pardue offers tips for editing CAR stories. The tips include the importance of identifying key documents and re-testing your findings.

  Tags: editing; CAR; newsroom management; writing; story-telling

  By Doug Pardue

  2008

• Investigating Fraud: Schemes, Scondrels and Scams

  The authors discuss how to uncover and report on fraud. The tipsheet offers suggestions for documenting fraud, such as finding a paper trail or videotaping the scheme. Then, the tipsheet discusses how to turn your findings into a well-organized, effective investigative piece. Finally, the tipsheet includes useful websites for finding court records, consumer information, corporations, property records, regulators and more.

  Tags: internet sources; undercover investigations; visual story-telling; story ideas; consumer investigations; crime; fraud

  By Wayne Dolcefino; Peter Franceschina; Matt Goldberg

  2008

• Editing the CAR story -- Part 1: Laying the right foundation

  Tanfani discusses common mistakes made when editing CAR stories, and how to avoid them.

  Tags: editing; CAR reporting; writing; story-telling; database analysis; newsroom management

  By Joe Tanfani

  2008

• Investigations in Multimedia

  Reed uses this PowerPoint presentation to discuss how to harness your investigation and make it into an effective multimedia web story. He offers advice about collecting and displaying online video, as well as interactive graphics.

  Tags: internet; multimedia; convergence; visual story-telling

  By Matt Reed

  2008

• Editor's Track: Editing the CAR Story

  Demma offers suggestions for editing the presentation of CAR stories. He suggests you "put faces to the numbers" and "play to strengths." He explains each tip by drawing on his own experiences reporting and presenting CAR stories.

  Tags: editing; CAR; visual story telling

  By Joe Demma

  2008

• Editor's Track: Managing the Investigation

  This tipsheet lists different tips for managing the visual aspects of an investigative project. Haddix suggests planning the visuals early and incorporating them into the story budget on the first draft. He also suggests planning a logo for a multi-day series, and remembering to include multi-media elements.

  Tags: visual story telling; editing; newsroom management

  By Doug Haddix

  2008

• Shapeshifting: Letting a Project Evolve, From Conception to Delivery

  The authors offer a list of advice for editors and reporters, such as "talk with your editor" and "don't assume your paper won't go for a particular story."

  Tags: writing; editing; newsroom management; story telling

  By Ken Armstrong; Jim Neff

  2008

• Coaxing great writing from reporters

  This tipsheet discusses techniques for editors to use when managing investigative reporters. The tips include sharing great writing, praising the reporters, and setting the bar high.

  Tags: newsroom management; editing; writing; story telling

  By Trish Wilson

  2008