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An investigator has to juggle more than the average reporter - long lead time, high expectations, a wide variety of tasks and deadlines (or sometimes worse, no deadlines). That's even more pronounced for freelancers. How do you know when you have a good enough investigation to pitch? How deep do you dive before you know you're getting paid? How do you build sources without a household name?
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