Tag: Finding stories

How to turn an assignment into a story

There’s a lot more to reporting than going out on assignment and asking questions. To tell really good stories, you need an inquisitive mind and a willingness to take risks–two characteristics Boyd Huppert of KARE-TV in Minneapolis has in abundance.…

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Finding stories the Radiolab way

If you listen to the public radio program or podcast of Radiolab (and you should), one of the first things you’ll notice is how eclectic the stories are. They’re often about people or events or scientific processes you’ve never heard of.…

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How to find stories every day

Cherri Gregg calls herself “the queen of the fish fry.” As community affairs reporter for KYW radio in Philadelphia, Gregg says she finds stories everywhere, from church events to flea markets. But when she started the job in 2011, it…

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Where do ideas come from?

Where do most news stories come from? If they’re honest, journalists will tell you that a lot of the stories they do are pretty routine. Breaking news from the scanners, scheduled events from the daybook, consumer complaints and “franchise” stories…

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Take a hike to find a story

Most journalists know that to find really good stories they need to step away from the computer. Sure, there a ton of information online that could lead to a story, but nothing beats getting out of the office. And the best…

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The “local” in local TV news matters more than ever

A Pew Center study of local news in three different U.S. cities determined one clear winner in the competition for top local news provider — TV.  The three cities studied include Denver, Macon, Georgia and Sioux City, Iowa.  What’s particularly…

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How CBS Newspath finds good stories

One of the toughest part of a journalist’s job is coming up with a good story to tell every day, but what if you had to find stories that would work across the entire country?  That’s the job of those…

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