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• Michael Beren's Powerpoint for: The game plan: Deciding when to do what during an investigation

  This is the Powerpoint presentation from Michael Berens on how he navigated and managed his award winning story, Methadone and the Politics of Pain.

  Tags: blueprint; strategies; bulletproofing

  By Michael Berens

  2012

• TimeFlow: An Analytical timeline for reporters

  TimeFlow is "a tool created by reporters....that manages chronologies and timelines." It's intended to help keep notes on long-running stories; compiling materials for disparate projects in a way that allows one to see patterns; organize/reconstruct events. This tipsheet walks one through using the program.

  Tags: TimeFlow; timelines; data; organization; visualization; calendar;

  By Sarah Cohen

  2011

• The Blob: How to break down massive census releases and convert chaos into stories...

  Gebeloff gives tips on how to manage the the incredible amount of data available thru the census. He describes what is available, and gives recommendations about how to approach and make sense of it for your reporting.

  Tags: census; American FactFinder; tables; data; census bureau; Community survey

  By Robert Gebeloff

  2011

• Managing and juggling your time to do watchdog stories

  Fran Gilpin of the Fayetteville Observer offers her tips on how to make time to be a watchdog.

  Tags: investigative reporting; story ideas; source development; time management

  By Fran Gilpin

  2009

• Managing and Juggling: Tips for getting time for investigations

  Young explains how to find the the time and resources for doing an investigation. She recommends identifying stories, not topics. She explains how to sell the story to your editors. Young provides a list of time-saving tips when working on your project.

  Tags: investigative reporting; story ideas; editors; organization

  By Alison Young

  2009

• Stupid Web Tricks

  Welsh gives instructions on how to publish: a locater map from Google; a word cloud from Wordle; interactive charts from ManyEyes. Included in the instructions are ways to manipulate (or "jack" as Welsh puts it) the map/cloud/chart, and how to post it to your blog.

  Tags: web; locater map; word cloud; charts; visualization; data; spreadsheet; PNG; GIF; content management system

  By Ben Welsh

  2009

• 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

• How to stay in touch and out of trouble

  Nelson offers a lot of suggestions for editors working with CAR reporters. She includes what information needs to be covered and determined at the beginning, middle and end of an investigation. She also includes examples of emails sent around the LA Times about investigations, to show how good editors communicate with reporters.

  Tags: newsroom management; writing; editing

  By Deborah Nelson

  2008

• Investigative Reporting on a Budget: 8 Simple Rules

  Nixon offers eight tips for reducing the costs of your investigative reports. His advice ranges from taking advantage of the public library to using open records laws.

  Tags: technology; FOIA; time management

  By Ron Nixon

  2008

• The Watchdog and the Watch: Managing your time to do both investigative and beat reporting

  Frank offers several tips to achieve maximum organization and efficiency in the newsroom. She has tricks for each step of the way -- starting, reporting and writing -- to help you do better stories in less time.

  Tags: time management; efficiency; organization

  By Laura Frank

  2007