Monthly Archives: August 2012

Aug 28

Emergency Tips to Give Readers, Viewers, Listeners

Even if you’re not in the path of the hurricane, consumers find it helpful to know what to put in an emergency kit. And with all the disaster coverage going on now, they are likely ready to read/hear tips on … Read More

Posted in Backgrounding for News Stories, Finding Sources | Tagged , | Leave a comment
Aug 21

Story Leads on Education

Tired of doing the same-old back-to-school stories or looking for new ways to do education stories in coming weeks? Well, readers, viewers and listeners are tired of seeing the same old storylines.  So what else can you do? The Education … Read More

Posted in Backgrounding for News Stories, Finding Stories | Tagged , | Leave a comment
Aug 13

Use MedLinePlus for Research on Mental Health Issues

With the attention paid to mental health issues recently —  thes shootings at the Sikh templeand Colorado movie theater, as well as the guilty plea of the Arizona shooter — I checked out what I had in my list of … Read More

Posted in Backgrounding for News Stories, Databases | Tagged | Leave a comment
Aug 09

Tips for Crime and Safety Stories

I’ve been updating a list of best websites in each beat for student journalists at The Newhouse School and found a gem for those of you who cover crime. And most general assignment reporters do! The Criminal Justice Journalists publish a … Read More

Posted in Backgrounding for News Stories, Databases | Leave a comment
Aug 03

Find Out News Today

A hat tip to recent alum Emily Maher, @eamaher90, for her recent tweet of a resource that will help with story generation.  AP publishes a list of the 10 things to know each day in the news. And it’s available … Read More

Posted in Backgrounding for News Stories, Finding Stories | Leave a comment