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1. Tips from the trenches

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Investigative Reporters and Editors -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Journalists -- Methods -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Journalism -- Methods -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Methods
Abstract

Pros who have chased the elusive piece of information that makes or breaks a story, gone after wrong-doers with sureness, and found stories where no one else was looking shared [...]

Published
1999

2. Put content first

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Newspapers -- Methods, Designers -- Practice -- Methods, Printing, Practical -- Layout, Newspaper layout and typography -- Methods, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Practice, Methods
Abstract

Prize-winning designer reminds that message should dictate layout Design's only goal is to get readers to the first paragraph. You can lay out an attractive page as easily as an [...]

Published
1999

3. Out of the mouths of....

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Autobiographies -- Methods, Authors -- Methods, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Practice, Methods
Abstract

Best-selling author McCourt explains how he found child's voice to tell story It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. - Frank McCourt, [...]

Published
1998

4. Figures can lie

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Statistics -- Reports -- Methods, Journalism -- Methods -- Reports, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Reports, Methods
Abstract

Don't be intimidated by scientists and experts; remember, some questions always must be asked Extra! Extra! Read all about it! California's Proposition 209, which prohibits public universities from considering race [...]

Published
1998

5. The business of freelance: how to get started....

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Journalists -- Methods, Freelance journalism -- Methods, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Methods
Abstract

Even if you're not restless or feeling the chilly winds of cutbacks, it's wise to know what options you might have if you suddenly find yourself in Uncle Sam's SEP [...]

Published
1998

6. Online habit

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Journalists -- Methods -- Usage, Journalism -- Methods -- Usage, Internet -- Usage -- Methods, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Internet, Usage, Methods
Abstract

Internet searches aren't just for special stories; routine checking can lead to big results No time? No money? They're not excuses. A quick, free Internet visit, even on deadline, can [...]

Published
1999

7. Giving sources a peek

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Attribution of news -- Methods, Journalism -- Methods, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Methods
Abstract

Should quotes be read back to check accuracy, or does that open unwanted doors to pressure? Tell sources what you've written about them before your story runs? Traditionalists deem this [...]

Published
1998

8. Blah, blah, blah

Author

Kirtz, Bill

Subjects
Poynter Institute for Media Studies -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, National Writers Union -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Journalism -- Methods -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Business, Literature/writing, Publishing industry, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Methods
Abstract

Somes tricks of the trade to liven quotes in your stories Do all the people you quote sound the same? Are they mere 'talking attributions'? Do you - or your [...]

Published
1998

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