New York City’s Community Districts
Next week, you will be assigned one of New York City’s 59 community districts as your beat. Today’s research lesson will aim to put you on solid footing as you begin your reporting there. By September...
View ArticleWelcome to Craft
Welcome to Craft. On the top of this page, you will find links to the syllabus, grading standards, and resources for your research. In our blog entries throughout the semester, we will highlight the...
View ArticleNexis research and people finding
Today, we’re going to practice using Nexis. I am also going to guide you through some tools for finding phone numbers and addresses for people. The LexisNexis database of 5 billion searchable documents...
View Article“Visible News, Invisible Stories”
Kenneth Chirstensen’s excellent idea in yesterday’s Daybook to cover the day of Chris Hoeppner, the overlooked socialist candidate in the Ninth Congressional District, reminds me of the “gravedigger”...
View ArticleFinding the right people
Today we’re going to talk about the process of finding the right people to populate your stories. I’ll want to talk to you first about your experiences talking to families for your KIA pieces, and any...
View ArticleCrime and Cops
Today’s lesson will point you to some resources and strategies to help you write about crime and the police. I hope you will make good use throughout the semester of Barbara Gray’s topic pages, which...
View ArticleJohn Eligon
Today, we’re lucky to have the talented New York Times journalist John Eligon with us. We’ll discuss how John built his career. We’ll also examine several of his stories: a powerful piece on Yiskar...
View ArticleFact-checking primer
Today’s lesson will provide you an introduction to fact-checking your work. Nothing will be more important to your career as a journalist than your credibility. The time you devote to verifying your...
View ArticleBeyond Google
On my last lesson today, I want to guide you through some techniques and websites that you can help you make better use of the Internet. I have attached Barbara Gray’s lesson plan for this session as a...
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