Helpful Info

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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.”

Bill Fox, press secretary to Bill Mulroney

“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.”

John Sawatsky

INTERVIEW CHECKLIST

        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