| Edition |
4th ed. / [edited by] Brant Houston, Len Bruzzese, Steve Weinberg. |
| Description |
589 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. |
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Rev. ed. of: The reporter's handbook. 3rd ed. c1996. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-560) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : paper trails and people trails : an overview -- Secondary sources : working from the outside in -- Primary documents : obtaining the best evidence -- Computer-assisted reporting -- Crossing borders : international investigations -- People trails : finding and interviewing sources -- Investigating government : the legislative branch and those who try to influence it -- Investigating government : the executive branch -- Investigating government : education -- Investigating government : law enforcement -- Investigating government : the judicial system -- Where government and the private sector meet : investigating licensed professionals -- Investigating the private sector : for-profit business and their workers -- Investigating charities and other nonprofits -- Investigating health care -- Investigating insurance -- Investigating financial institutions : banks, savings and loans, credit unions, investment companies and their mutual funds -- Investigating energy and communications utilities -- Investigating transportation -- Investigating real estate : housing, commercial uses and zoning -- Investigating environmental issues -- Investigating the world of the disadvantaged -- Writing compelling projects -- The ethics and accuracy of investigative journalism. |
| Subject |
Investigative reporting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Public records -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Computer network resources -- Directories.
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| Added Author |
Houston, Brant.
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Bruzzese, Len.
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Weinberg, Steve.
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Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Reporter's handbook |
| ISBN |
0312248237 |
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