Tipsheets
Tipsheets
Browse more 5,000 tipsheets from our national conferences and Watchdog Workshops on how to cover specific beats, conduct a great interview and learn countless tips on where to find the information you need.
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Art of the investigative interview - slides
Learn proven strategies for managing the investigative interview, with tips on preparation, approaching difficult subjects and keeping the conversation on track. -
Prying loose public records - sample records request
One major key to digging deeper than your competition? Know your open records laws cold -- and use them. This is a sample public records request letter created for Washington reporters. -
Prying loose public records - slides
One major key to digging deeper than your competition? Know your open records laws cold -- and use them. This presentation offers advice on finding what your state and local governments keep, writing detailed requests to get the data and documents you want, and following up to pry them loose. -
Art of the investigative interview
Learn proven strategies for managing the investigative interview, with tips on preparation, approaching difficult subjects and keeping the conversation on track. -
Turning data into TV and online gold
Discover ways to use data effectively in storytelling -- on the air and online. Digital tools such as data visualizations can boost viewership and audience engagement online. Plus, as people explore your data and key findings, they may find new leads for you to explore. -
30 stories in 60 minutes
Looking for story ideas? This presentation offers (at least) 30 stories from broadcast investigative reporters that can be done in any market. You’ll walk away with a tipsheet full of ideas that can keep you busy for months. -
Driveway moments: The art of long-form audio narrative
This tipsheet covers the essentials of compelling audio storytelling, including getting the most from your meetings with your sources, interviewing for good narrative, as well as building scenes and emotion into your story. -
Deep dive 3: Best of broadcast
A deep dive into how some of the biggest stories of the year came to fruition. -
Overcoming obstacles
How often do you hit the wall on an investigative project? Four veteran journalists share their expertise on what to do when the challenges seem overwhelming. -
Making data investigations shine on multiple platforms
Investigators often have a ton of numbers and details that can be tough to make simple enough to understand and visually stunning enough to grab an audience's attention. Using examples, this tipsheet explains the decisions to use certain formats, creative ideas and different platforms/tools to highlight all that digging and elevate its importance in a story.