News Syllabus | Deadlines/Sched | News Team
Below are some helpful sites and information for your time with our Knighlty News show and as you prepare for your careers.
Computer Assisted Reporting:
www.nicar.org
Background Info/Story Ideas:
Articles: www.britannica.com
Newspapers: www.newsindex.com
Science and Health: www.eurekalert.com
Business: www.hoovers.com
Clippings: http://nt.excite.com
Technology: www.cnet.com
Court Decisions and Laws:
www.findlaw.com
Freedom of Information:
www.aclu.org/library/foia/html
Databases:
www.tile.net
Government:
www.SEC.gov
www.fedworld.gov
www.census.gov
www.whitehouse.gov
www.FEC.gov (election years)
www.faa.gov
www.dc.state.fl.us
www.myflorida.gov
PR Newswire:
www.prnmedia.com
For Journalists:
www.poynter.org
www.rtdna.org
www.rtdnf.org
www.spj.org
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~spj (UCF Campus Chapter)
www.freedomforum.org
www.broadcastingcable.com
For Jobs:
www.tvjobs.com *** Worth the $$$
www.newsblues.com
www.medialine.com *** Worth the $$$
www.tvspy.com
www.journalismjobs.com
www.journaliststoolbox.com
www.NAB.org
www.mediabistro.com
For Ordering Custom IFB Earpieces:
www.customearpiece.com/production_earpieces_s/1857.htm (they have two options: custom molded and semi-custom)
Interviews:
“I never once lied to a reporter. But I more than once sought refuge in a badly-worded question.”
“Most journalists are terrible questioners in that they are much more concerned with showing you and the other journalists what they know than asking you what you think.”
1) Asking But Not Listening
2) Neglecting the follow-up question
3) Interviewing The Wrong Person
4) Interviewing In The Wrong Location
5) Neglecting To Balance Issue-Oriented Stories
6) Neglecting To Consider Response Length
7) Asking Non-Questions (Making Statements)
8) Asking Yes/No Questions
9) Complex or Double-Barreled Questions
10) Using The Camera As An Electronic Notepad
11) Asking Too Many Questions
12) Relying on Public Addresses For SOT
Article on the erroneous practice of False Equivalency in Journalism