Reporting in Depth

Hiley H. Ward

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Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Mayfield Publishing Company
Град на издаване:: Mountain View, California, USA
Година:: 1991 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 447
Корици:: Твърди
Категория:: Медии и журналистика
Тегло (гр.):: 1111
Ширина (мм):: 210
Височина (мм):: 260
Дебелина (мм):: 25
ISBN:: 9780874848472

Preface Reporting in Depth is designed to teach advanced reporting and writing skills by combining an awareness of techniques and resources with an abundance of writing models by student peers and others. The book takes the students through key steps of complex in-depth reporting—from thinking creatively and developing strategies to structuring and delivering a finished manuscript. They will entertain options and make decisions, thinking in wider, more encompassing dimensions. And perhaps most importantly, they will be encouraged to publish. Most books on advanced reporting are public affairs textbooks containing a compendium of sources or they are narrow “how 1 did if volumes and anthologies by big-time, successful investigative reporters. Some of these approaches are used in this book, but central to Reporting in Depth is the focus on the students: What can they report? What will make their articles great? What will get their stories published? And what could be recognized as award caliber reporting? In Reporting in Depth, students will examine prize-winning articles by students like themselves. First-hand explanations by student writers and professional reporters describe how stories were initiated, researched, shaped and written. Possible assignments are also included. This book recognizes that student reporters have limited resources (money generally is not available for travel or extensive data base searches for instance) and must work within the restrictive time frame of a quarter or semester. Yet the student projects presented here can become models for developing in-depth projects in a career. Actually most news media also plead limited resources, and the professional reporter, like the student reporter, faces the constraints of inadequate time to complete projects. The opportunities for reporting under reallife conditions perhaps exist more for the student than many might admit. Concerning the rationale for the arrangement of chapters: Ideas come first; they are most important. The greatest diligence in developing a story comes to naught without a workable, publishable idea. So an early chapter is dedicated to finding ideas. Then logically come chapters on getting background on subjects and finding records and documents. Students will probably have had some basic instruction and experience in interviewing. An advanced chapter centering on interviewing problems is included. Chapters address specific categories of reporting, such as the environment and sports. You may want to weave some of these chapters into your early discussion, as you lead students to become enmeshed in projects that focus on subjects of particular interest to them. Students can peruse chapters on their own, examining topics that interest them the most, and later you can cover each chapter in more detail. The final chapter deals with ethics and some legal matters. Reporters writing in depth are particularly faced with ethical gray areas. They must get carefully protected information; they must keep information from their competition while the story is developing; they must consistently deal with the news aggressively and professionally; and they must be principled. A philosophical basis for ethics is presented, followed by discussion of specific situations. Reporting in Depth assists the journalism student in moving from introductory courses into the challenging world of professional reporting. On completion of the course, they should have the confidence and the skills to report any story competently. * Contents CHAPTER 1 WHAT IN-DEPTH REPORTING IS ALL ABOUT 1 The In-depth and the Investigative Story: A Distinction? 1 A Top Student In-depth Reporter 3 Vickie Chachere, “Jailed Contra Details Plans to Kill Tambs,” State Press (Arizona State University) 3 Roots of In-depth Reporting 7 Assignment 9 CHAPTER 2 FINDING IDEAS AND GETTING STARTED 10 “What If. . . ?” 10 Virginia Imhoff, “Patient’s Death Might Have Been Avoided,” The Lantern (Ohio State University) 12 Some Steps to Take 12 Care and Feeding of a Tipster 14 Verification 16 Can You Use Anonymous Sources? 18 Protecting Confidential Sources 20 Starting Blindly 23 Participatory Methods 24 Following the Paper Trail 26 Developing a Strategy 26 Assignment 29 CHAPTER 3 BACKGROUNDING THE ARTICLE 30 Know Your Library 30 Start with an Index 30 Using Interlibrary Loan 32 A Comprehensive Source: The Library of Congress 33 The World of Data Bases 34 Contacting Associations 37 Finding a Directory 39 Government Publications 40 Standard Reference Books 40 Assignment 41 CHAPTER 4 FINDING RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS 42 Documenting at the City' Level 43 Documenting at the County' Level 47 Using Court Records 48 Documenting at the State Level 49 Documenting at the Federal Level 50 Documenting a Person 54 An Index of Where to Find It 55 Using the Freedom of Information Act 55 Reporter Service Organizations 66 Assignment 69 CHAPTER 5 FACING INTERVIEW PROBLEMS 71 What You Want from an Interview 71 Persistent Problems 72 When Silence Is Golden 83 Team Interviewing and Reporting 83 Bob Greene, “Investigative Teamwork,” IRE Journal 84 Assignment 88 CHAPTER 6 STRUCTURING THE IN-DEPTH ARTICLE 89 The “Nutgraf” 89 Leading with Anecdotes 90 The Direct Way 92 Hiley H. Ward, “The Brief Career of Rev. McGovern,” Newsday 92 The Formula Approach 95 Acel Moore and Wendell Rawls, Jr., “Where the State Treats Patients with Drugs, Brutality and Death,” Philadelphia Inquirer 95 Matthew Purdy, “Brennan’s Paper Empire,” Philadelphia Inquirer 96 Victor Регега, “Signs of Renewal: A Mayan Holy Man Resists Dam Builders, Loggers, and the Slash and Burn Practices of the Outside World,” Mother Jones 98 In a Nutshell ... 99 Assignment 101 CHAPTER 7 CHECKING OUT THE CAMPUS 102 Campus Ideas 102 John Vaskuhl, “Kernel Examines Prices and Method at Campus Bookstores,” Kernel (University of Kentucky) 105 Bogus Term Papers and Plagiarism 107 Brian Ojanpa, “Not Illegal to Buy Paper, But Don’t Turn It In,” Free Press ( Mankato State University) 108 Lauren Leon, “A Booming Rip Off: Buying and Selling Term Papers,” Scanner (Southeast Pennsylvania) 110 Tim McNamara, “Plagiarism: Innocence Is No Excuse,” Scanner (Southeast Pennsylvania) 114 How Good Is the Food? 116 Joyce Smith, “Restaurant Ratings,” Wichita State University 117 Melody Simmons, “Food Service Contract Renewed Despite Many Health Violations,” Alligator (University of Florida) 119 Assignment 120 CHAPTER 8 EDUCATION: COVERING THE ADMINISTRATION 122 Conflicts of Interest 128 Don Yaeger, “Former Administrator Questions University Investment Practices,” Daily News (Ball State University) 129 David Brill, “Waiting for the Pulitzer that Didn’t Come Daily News (Evansville, Ind.) 132 David L. Knott, “Why We Ought to Care About a Campus Conflict,” ASNE Bulletin 134 Don Yaeger, “A Student Vindicated,” ASNE Bulletin 135 Using University Cars 135 Brian Hill, “UC Transportation Official Gets 53,000 Car for S1,000,” Daily Californian (University of California) 135 Brian Hill, “UC Official Arrested in Alleged Car Scam,” Daily Californian (University of California) 136 Who’s Getting the Degrees? 137 Diane Goudy, “Nursing Faculty Question Director’s Degree,” Daily News (Ball State University) 138 Accepting Gifts 139 Judy Tobin, “Students Claim Teacher Accepts Presents,’” Oracle ( University' of South Florida) 140 Looking at a Faculty Club 141 Mary Angelee Smith, “It’s Quiet, Relaxed and Controversial,” Sunflower (Wichita State University) 143 Looking at Expenses 144 Kristan Strother, “SGA Phone Hills Don’t Add Up,” Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University) 145 Building and Expansion Plans 146 Keith Palchikoff, “Blackhawk Developer Saves Millions with UC Deal,” Daily Californian (University of California, Berkeley) 147 U.S. and State Governments on Campus 148 David Barboza and Narendra Nandoe, “The Real Story' Behind the Battle of the Afghan Project,” Daily Free Press (Boston University) 150 David Wise, “Campus Recruiting and the CIA.” New York Times Magazine 154 Administration and the Student 155 Sarah Raper, “Many UNC-CH Professors Don’t Follow Consulting Policy,” UNCJournalist (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 156 The Public School System 160 “Take Your School System to Task: Is It Making the Grade?” IRF Journal 161 Assignment 162 CHAPTER 9 PROBING HOUSING 164 Richard Leiby and Mitch Lawrence, “A Tale of Blight and Temple,” Temple University News (Temple University) 166 Stacey Krichmar and Mary Anne McLanc, “Temple Properties,” Temple University News (Temple University) 170 Stephen Hartgen, “There’s More Here Than Meets a Dragon’s Eye,” The Quill (Mankato State University) 171 Patricia Vigneault, “Gift Property' Program,” Temple University News (Temple University) 173 Campus Housing 176 Scott Wenger, “Housing Violations in Dorms Bared,” Washington Square News (New York University) 176 Dana I^ng, “Mice Are Inhabiting Cooney Hall,” Temple University News (Temple University') 177 Fraternities and Housing 178 Pat Fox and Terry' Huffman, “Greek Membership Promotes Success,” The Sunflower (Wichita State University) 182 Pat Fox, “Fraternity Pledges String Along with Hazing,” The Sunflower (Wichita State University) 183 Terry Huffman, “Service Projects Benefit Charities,” The Sunflower (Wichita State University) 184 Pat Fox, “Fraternity Hell-Raising Flourishes,” The Sunflower (Wichita State University) 185 Assignment 186 CHAPTER 10 THE WORLD OF SPORTS 188 Alonza Robertson, “Water Scooters, Growing in Popularity, Raise Safety Concerns as Accidents Mount,” Wall Street Journal 192 Recruiting 194 Proposition 48 195 Blake Kaplan, “Louisiana High School Athletes Are Battling the NCAA’s Proposition 48,” Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University) 198 Eligibility 200 Dan Gavin and Greg Baisden, “Ex-Cager Not Eligible to Play,” Phoenix (San Francisco State University) 200 Grades 201 Richard Bonin, “Possible Violation of NCAA Rules Discovered,” Daily Trojan (University of Southern California) 206 William Callen, “Some U Athletes Fall Short Academically,” Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University) 207 Gambling 207 Scott Fowler, “A Dark Side of Athletics: Student Gambling,” Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina) 208 Steroids and Drugs 213 A1 Comeaux, “Chemical Athletes: Taking a Shortcut to Glory,” Daily Reveille ( Louisiana State University) 213 Dawn Larsen, “Use of DMSO in BYU Athletics Examined,” Daily Universe (Brigham Young University) 215 Brushes with the Law 221 Dan Christ, “Katsikis Sought by Authorities in New Orleans,” Temple News (Temple University) 222 Overviews 223 The In-depth Sports Profile 224 Armen Keteyian and Alexander Wolff, “Signed, Sealed and Sorry,” Sports Illustrated 224 Armen Keteyian, “The Straight-Arrow Addict,” Sports Illustrated 228 Assignment 230 CHAPTER 11 POLICE, CAMPUS SECURITY AND THE COURTS 231 Overall Crime Stories 231 Mike Burgess, “Wave of Violent Crime Sweeping Universities,” U. The National College Newspaper 232 Accidents 232 Campus Security 232 Craig Dezern, “Building Security Lax After Closing,” College Heights Herald (Western Kentucky University) 233 Security Guards 234 Mike Casey, “Floating Building Keys, Unlocked Doors, May Increase Theft at SCS,” Chronicle (St. Cloud State University) 235 A Comprehensive Campus Crime/Security Report 235 “Terror and Rip-Offs Stalk Students: Crime on Campus,” Reporter (Mankato State University) 237 Most Common Thefts 239 Prison Stories 239 Jay E. Nachman, “Bars These ‘Lawyers’ Pass Are on Cells,” Times Herald, Morristown, Pa. 239 The Courts 241 Caroline Herzfeld, “Striking Blacks from the Jury' Panel,” Kansas City Star 242 The Workings of the Courts 244 Pam Krueger, “Small Claims/‘A Lot of Flaws,’” Wichita Sun 244 Kurt Chandler, “Swamped: A Week in Juvenile Court,” Minneapolis Star Tribune 246 Sarah Lyall, “In Night Court: Plea Bargains and Coffee,” New York Times 248 Assignment 250 CHAPTER 12 A LOOK AT BUSINESS 251 Business Resources 251 Reading a Budget 251 Where the Money Goes 255 Edward Levenson and William R. Yingling, Jr., “With $19 Million Spent, County Needs $7 Million to Finish Pump,” Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 257 Investments 238 John S. Woerth, “How to Use Newspaper Mutual Fund Tables” Dave Misialowski, “Turning a Buck in the Stock Game,” News (Michigan State University) 260 Featuring a Company 263 Sandy Stegall, “I. On Learning the language of Business,” IRE Journal 263 Profiling a Business Personality 265 Hiley H. Ward, “The Travel Manager: Ocean Drilling Digs for Discounts,” Travel Weekly 266 Assignment 267 CHAPTER 13 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 268 Health Record Sources 268 Profiling a Disease 268 Kelly Ann McGillan, “Students Coping with ‘The Invisible Handicap,”’ Loquitor (Cabrini College) 270 Alison Ruffin, “Bulimia: Distorted Self-image Leads to Slow Selfdestruction,” Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University) 272 Hal Z. Bennett, “Loosening the Grip of a Cold,” Pacific News Service in the Philadelphia Inquirer 274 Public Health 275 Mireya Navarro, “Sensibility of New York Offended as a Nuisance Becomes Common,” New York Times 275 Ben Cohen, “What a Rush: Inhalants Remain Unscathed by War Against Drug Abuse,” The Daily Texan (University of Texas, Austin) 278 The AIDS Epidemic 280 E. Douglas McKnight, “Quietly in the Night, the Dy ing of the Light,” Daily Reveille ( Louisiana State University) 280 Death 285 Nancy Reid, “Babies’ Deaths Worry Doctors,” Idaho Statesman (Idaho State University') 287 Andrew Skerritt. “Nurses, Infants Wage Battle Against Odds,” The Community Neivs ( Howard University ) 289 William Wedo, “Where the Dead Give to the Living,” Philadelphia Daily News 291 Donors 292 Jane E. Brody, “Personal Health,” New York Times 292 David V. Skocik, “Waiting for Life: 1лск of Information Keeps Willing Donors from Helping Critically Needy,” Delaware State News 294 Hospitals 295 Kelley McCoy, “Hospitals’ Ad Battle Heats Up,” Insight (California State University, Fresno) 295 Alan Gutwein-Guenther, “For This Patient, an Uneasy Sleep,” Temple University Neu>s (Temple University) 300 Alan Gutwein-Guenther and Barry Levine, “Administrators’ Letters Reveal Hospital Woes,” Temple University News (Temple University 301 Alan Gutwein-Guenther, “University Fights to Halt ’78 Close,” Temple University News (Temple University) 302 Mark Worth, “Operating Behind Closed Doors,” Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida) 303 Toxic Health Hazards 306 David Moore, “Chemical Disposal Raises Concerns for Student Safety,” Lantern (Ohio State University) 306 Bruce Williams, “Report Charges Toxic Lab Fumes: Classes Off- Limits to Pregnant Women,” Phoenix (San Francisco State University) 308 Catherine Edman, “Power Plant Continues Polluting,” Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois University) 310 Joanne Cavanaugh, “Officials Here Use Burn Pits in Chemical Waste Disposal,” Diamondback (University of Maryland) 312 Joanne Cavanaugh, “University Might Pay S600,000 in Environment Cleanup Costs,” Diamondback (University of Maryland) 313 Jeff D. Opdyke, “The St. Gabriel Story’: Coping with Chemicals,” Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University) 315 Barry Kaye, “Storage l ank Leaks Fuel Two-County Controversy,” Bay City’ News Service, San Francisco Progress 318 Jim Adams and Jim Dctjcn, “The Danger Is Seeping from Under Society ’s Rug,” Louisville Courier-Journal 321 Assignment 323 CHAPTER 14 ON THE POLITICAL TRAIL 327 The Political Profile 327 Justice B. Hill, “The Irrepressible Jim Rhodes,” kiplinger Program Report (Ohio State University) 327 The One-Facet Political Profile 328 Private Lives 328 Brent 1лгкт and Mary' Anne Sharkey, “Celeste Womanizing Worries Aides,” Cleveland Plain Dealer 329 Conflict of Interest 331 Susan Boren, “Appraisal System Labeled ‘Corrupt,’” Daily Texan (University of Texas) 332 Yin-Pheng Chiang, “Watchdogs Who Track Government Wrongdoers: A Reporter’s Guide to Agents of Ethics,” IRE Journal 334 Elinor Burkett and Stan Yarbro, “Bronx Still Likes Biaggi,” The Bronx Beat (Columbia University') 337 Legislative Reporting 338 Political Groups on Campus 339 Adam Bell, “New Right Group Monitors Professors,” Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia) 339 Surveys 342 Statistical Polling 343 Anne Perazza and Hal Rosenberg, “Poll Design Outlined,” Midland (Mich.) Daily News 350 Kristine Portnoy, “Blanchard Viewed Favorably, Poll Shows,” Midland (Mich.) Daily News 350 Assignment 357 CHAPTER 15 INSIDE RELIGION 358 Pulitzer Prizes for In-depth Reporting on Religion 358 Paul N. Williams, “Boys Tow n, An Expose Without Bad Guys,” Columbia Journalism Review 359 Charles Stafford, “Scientology7 Brings Four Years of Discord,” St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times 362 “Justice Department Investigates Paulines,” National Catholic Reporter 364 Delia Taylor, “Swaggart’s Downfall Hampers Local Economy, Church’s Progress,” Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University) 365 Using Records 366 Human Sources 367 Faith Healers 368 Religion and Politics 369 Hiley H. Ward, “Gerald Ford: A Firm Faith for an ‘Uneasy Time,”’ Detroit Free Press 369 Hiley H. Ward, “Candidates Are Similar Here, Too,” Philadelphia Inquirer 371 Louis Moore, “Campaign Sparks Interest in Houston Pastor,” National Christian Reporter 373 George W. Cornell, “Was He a Hypocrite? Ethicists Divided on Quavle,” Associated Press, Doylestown (Pa.) Intelligencer 374 Hiley H. Ward, “Church and State Mix in Georgia’s Governor Maddox,” Detroit Free Press 375 The Cults 377 Debbie Gage, “Youths Moonlight for Jesus,” Mankato (Minn.) Free Press 377 Social Questions 380 Hiley H. Ward, “Clergy Expects Worst from Casinos,” Philadelphia Inquirer 380 Hiley H. Ward, “What’s a Christian Executive to Do About a Casino Venture?” Philadelphia Inquirer 381 Assignment 382 CHAPTER 16 HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFESTYLES 384 Robert Sansevere, “Plan to Start Gay Frat House Greeted Quietly,” Minneapolis Star Tribune 385 What's in an Ad? 385 Match Ups 386 Freddie Balfour, “Mail-order Brides,” Master’s Project, University of California 386 Dirk Johnson, “Boy Meets Girl, ’89, Can Be a Detective Story,” New York Times 387 The Classroom 388 Michelle Guido, “Sexuality Class: A Squeamish Look at the Wilder Side of Sex,” Phoenix (San Francisco State University) 389 Sex in the Dorms 390 Sheila Maxwell and Alonza Robertson, “Sexual Activities Prevail on Campus,” Hilltop (Howard University) 390 Sexual Harassment 391 Date Rape 391 Karla Watkins Murphy, “The Facts Shatter the Myths, and the Results Are Devastating,” Iowa State Daily 392 Prostitution 396 Nicolas Rialan, “Male Prostitution Hustling: The Fear-filled Lives of Male Runaways,” Master’s Project article at the University of California 396 Child Abuse 398 Eric Johnson, “Suffering in Silence,” Missoulian (University of Montana) 398 Sex and the Family 399 Assignment 399 CHAPTER 17 MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS 401 The Codes 402 The Checklist Approach 403 The Case for Absolutes 403 The Search for the Most Serviceable Absolutes 406 The Hierarchy of Values 409 What Do You Do When. . . ? 413 The Question of Bias 419 Legal Outlook 420 Assignment 428 Postscript 429 Bibliography 432 Footnotes 435 Index 438

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