The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "sharp" ...
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Twelve Steps for Clearer Stronger Writing
Writing for Broadcast can be tricky. Al Tompkins tells you the basic tips on how to write your story so viewers will stay tuned, what to say, and what not to say. He also advises you on how to write into your story, during your story and how to finish it smoothly and sharply. Not all is in words. Tompkins talks about key elements--beyond words--that will be your best friends if you want good broadcast quality delivery.
Tags: broadcast; writing; clear; sharp; words; silence; pause; tag; lead.
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12 Steps to Sterling School Coverage
"12 Steps to Sterling School Coverage" gives strategies for effectively covering the education beat; tips include recognizing the importance of the beat, framing stories into the bigger picture, following the money, following the students, following the promises, keeping a sharp investigative eye out even when assigned puff pieces, making connections with the larger picture and not being negative all of the time.
Tags: 2 pages