1. Sources

2. Finding sources www.expertisefinder.com www.sources.com
university experts: lists
meetings, conferences
e-newsletters
s: file them
listservs
Google Scholar
accidental sources
non-competing media
whistleblowers

3. Keep them up to date (but be careful) Keep track of them
Maintaining sources
Check in with them
Listen to them
Keep them up to date (but be careful)
Keep track of them

5. Investigative reporting and beat journalism
Devising strategies

6. Start files: one for story ideas, one for future access requests
Tips for successful investigative reporting (with thanks to Les Zaitz of the Oregonian newspaper)
Keep a tidy desk
Start files: one for story ideas, one for future access requests
Plan ahead: projects, datebooking
Make a daily to-do list
Make appointments with yourself
Ask for something every day
Try for one investigative story every month
Follow up your own stories
Pause: listen, read, think
Pace yourself: it’s a marathon, not a sprint

7. Canadian Association of Journalists Annual conference, Ottawa, April 28-29 http://caj.ca

8. JOUR 5206: A brief review We have taught you how to …
read a financial statement
delve into events from long ago
analyze data
seek out access-to-information records
… with the aim of using these tipsheets to create fresh and compelling news stories.