Bender et al, Writing and Reporting for the Media 12e Student Resources

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. Many investigative reports have led to major and important changes in laws and regulations.

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. News reporting is proactive, not reactive.

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. Investigative reporting is a form of hard news.

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. Just about any topic can be developed into an investigative story.

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. Controversy is the most important news value when considering a topic as an investigative piece.

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. Investigative stories often are longer than standard hard news stories and sometimes may be broken into a multi-part series.

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. Investigative reporters can usually get all the information they need by researching documents.

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. Reporters should interview the person who is being investigated or who leads the organization under investigation before conducting any other interviews.

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. Reporters should give sources adequate time to respond to allegations.

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. When writing an investigative story, journalists must keep in mind that the audience wants to read about information, not people.

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. Unlike other straight news stories, it is acceptable for journalists to editorialize in the conclusion of an investigative piece.

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. Photographs, illustrations and infographics can more easily explain complex statistical information that a long narrative.

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. It is the reporter's job to report numbers and statistics, not analyze them.

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. Trespassing to gather news is not protected under the First Amendment.

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. Investigative reporters are bound by the same ethical guidelines as beat and general assignment reporters.