Posts Tagged ‘reporting’
Deep reporting, engaging stories
You really have more than one job as a journalist. In print you’re a reporter and a writer. In broadcast you’re an interviewer, an editor and maybe on-air talent. Online you can do it all. One of the challenges that every reporter faces is becoming an expert on a subject and then filtering and compressing it to give your audience a great, informed story in the time and space allowed.
Here the interview aspect of your job is a key. This story at Poynter has subheadings alone that make it worth your time:
- Start with a question that no one has asked in quite the same way.
- Use your ignorance and your status as an outsider to your benefit.
- Look for people who aren’t experts.
- Make the story concrete.
- Ask people to tell their stories, ask about key moments, and get out of the way.
