1. Searching for original source documents Power Reporting 2010 – presented by Izak Minnaar, 2 Nov 2010

2. Get a lead Check the facts; track competitors Break the story and spread the word Analyse the information Find and review source documents Find the experts; work your contacts Prep: read up and research the story Life as a reporter Slide adjusted from a Google SA presentation

3. Power Reporting 2010: Searching for documents - Izak Minnaar, SABC News Research, 2 Nov Overview Search engines Search techniques Advanced searching Search strategies to find source material Refined and targeted searches Searching news

4. Power Reporting 2010: Searching for documents - Izak Minnaar, SABC News Research, 2 Nov Search tools Different kinds of search engines Traditional search engines Database driven web search Database Deep web/invisible web searches Specialised/targeted search tools Realtime search (of the social web) News, blogs, social media Integrated searches

5. Power Reporting 2010: Searching for documents - Izak Minnaar, SABC News Research, 2 Nov Search techniques Develop a “document frame of mind” Define the search topic ask exactly what you want to know use search phrases and quotation marks Less but better results Explore results options Cached pages Latest content published: time based results Wonder wheel Extended results Timeline search

6. Power Reporting 2010: Searching for documents - Izak Minnaar, SABC News Research, 2 Nov Sources and content types Possible sources: Primary Official Reference Secondary Mediated Multiple

7. Power Reporting 2010: Searching for documents - Izak Minnaar, SABC News Research, 2 Nov Targeted searches Search strategies to find source material: Domain searches Document type searches Google advanced search Source File type Site/domain Region Date

8. Power Reporting 2010: Searching for documents - Izak Minnaar, SABC News Research, 2 Nov News searches Google News – realtime search Sort by relevance/date Advanced: News source, Location, Dates News archive search – timelinearchive New news reader: Fast FlipFast Flip Google news timelinenews timeline Other news search engines: Standle; Pandia Newsfinder StandleNewsfinder

9. Thank you! izak.minnaar@gmail.com http://delicious.com/Webguide