Beginning Thoughts

My 15 commandments for beginning reporters on how to approach their chosen profession.

Daily Reporting

Tip sheets on how to use the internet for daily reporting.

Sourcing a Major Story

Here's an example of how you can use the Internet to source a major story. This example uses a story on an American Airlines plane crash that ran in the Washington Post. It gives a side-by-side tips on how to get the information in each paragraph.

Finding Experts

My list of places on the web you can go to find experts in a hurry on just about any topic.

Finding People

Tipsheets from past IRE conferences on how to find people in a hurry by using the free databases on the web.

Internic Whois

How to find who owns a particular webpage.

Interviewing

Tipsheets on the art of successful interviewing.

IRE Resources

Searchable database of tipsheets from past IRE conferences and of stories done by IRE members. A journalism school that's free for anyone interested in really learning about the profession.

Journalism Net

Created by a Canadian reporter, this page has links to governmental resources and experts in Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain and France.

My Net Guide

My very selective guide to some of the top resources on the net for journalistic research.

My Writing Tips

My tips on how to write a successful news story. Check this one out if you hope to pass my courses.

No Train, No Gain

A training ground for journalists with lots of exercises on everything from numbers to writing skills.

Power Reporting

Bill Dedman's excellent webpage has lots of links to just about everything from finding governmental records to humor in journalism.

Project Reporting

A step by step guide to an indepth project done by three students during a summer internship, from story concept to final product.

Reporter.Org

The home of IRE, NICAR and several other journalism organizations.

Scout Report

This University of Wisconsin project grades websites and provides you with a list of sites that have solid information.