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50 places to shop for story ideas

MCOnline Redakcija
30/11/2005
Every newsroom has ’em: Reporters who come up with their own stories, and reporters who don’t come up with their own stories. The job is much easier – and enjoyable – if you’re a story hunter rather than a perennial assignment receiver. by Gregg McLachlan, Associate Managing Editor of the Simcoe Reformer, Ontario, Canada
Critical Thinking: What Do You Mean by That?

Critical Thinking: What Do You Mean by That?

Jill Geisler
23/11/2005

Editors want "better critical thinking" from their reporters, but do they know what that precisely means? 

How to request documents From the American Secret Archives

MCOnline Redakcija
19/10/2005
The journalist who has decided to look for and to work with secret documents must combine at lest 2 talents – of a researcher and of a writer.  But need one more before starting – to be a fighter - with the bureaucrats who keep the secrets and would be responsible the documents you asked for to be declassified.By Alexenia Dimitrova (24 Hours Daily - Sofia, Bulgaria)

How to find people around the World

MCOnline Redakcija
19/10/2005
To look for and to find successfully people around the World is one of the most important things for the investigative journalist in the Global Era we live in. The journalist might look for somebody because he or she is a crook, ex prisoner, drug trafficker or is mentioned in the World news for whatever reasons. To find and to contact these people as soon as possible is very important for a follow up story.By Alexenia Dimitrova (24 Hours Daily - Sofia, Bulgaria)

A Guide to Computer Assisted Reporting

MCOnline Redakcija
14/09/2005
Read the detailed guide through CAR and tens of stories done by Pulitzer Prize winner and his team, their techniques, tips and tales of the succesfull reporting by computers. Learn of numerous advantages you could acquire through training and implementing CAR in your newsroom.

How I proved overdose of Mercury in Dimitrov’s brain

Writing Tool #50: The Writing Process

The Diamonds Caroussel

A Terrorist Manufactured by Secret Agents

The Ukrainian Mob feeds Rafo with petroleum and gas

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