HEJ 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Holiday Road
30 Jun 2018
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Journalism week 8: News Research
Research: the process of gathering background information used by a journalist to
write a story
- strive for accuracy
- different sources provide different views and opinion
- journalist takes on own research to find most accurate
- research clarifies and verifies
- deadlines make conducting proper research difficult
- other sources might put further pressure on how the research is conducted, as
well as how thorough
oPeople wanting to talk to you because you are a journalist
- the facts getting in the way of a good story
The thrill of the scoop:
- competitive environment and deadline means journalists my broadcast and
then research
- making gamble of getting scoop and facts, run the risk of embarrassing self
when facts are wrong
- business compensation, using legitimate companies such as the BBC
oNeed to acquire great depth of information
oCannot rest of Loral’s
Researching skills:
- check basic facts and verify source
- keep and constantly update contact book
- maintain contact with important sources, even if they are not currently
involved in stories
- use a verity of information
oPublic databases, electoral role and white pages, property and business
records, public archives, media archives
- Do your own first hand research, not second hand information
- Maintain contacts and build knowledge
oEmergency departments, courts, local governments and business
oInstitutional knowledge: knowledge that isn’t written down, learn
through experience and insight
Round stories: who you talk to
Diary stories: stories that come around regularly
- Christmas holiday road tolls
- Start of the school year
- Snow fall
Online research:
- internet has changed the way we research
oBoth easier and harder
- Check the URL; affiliated with a credible source? Edu, gov, ABC, BBC
- Social media:
oMove so quickly and is dynamic and has a global reach
oOffers multiple perspectives; is used by news sites and individual
oFact and opinion are constantly blurred
Interviewing:
- Integral
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Document Summary
The thrill of the scoop: competitive environment and deadline means journalists my broadcast and then research. Making gamble of getting scoop and facts, run the risk of embarrassing self when facts are wrong business compensation, using legitimate companies such as the bbc: need to acquire great depth of information, cannot rest of loral"s. Researching skills: check basic facts and verify source keep and constantly update contact book. Maintain contact with important sources, even if they are not currently involved in stories use a verity of information: public databases, electoral role and white pages, property and business records, public archives, media archives. Do your own first hand research, not second hand information. Maintain contacts and build knowledge: emergency departments, courts, local governments and business, institutional knowledge: knowledge that isn"t written down, learn through experience and insight. Online research: internet has changed the way we research: both easier and harder.
