Using the case history approach, this book examines each step of the news gathering process and shows, through numerous examples drawn from the experiences of professional reporters, the procedures to use in tracking down and developing a story. The eight chapters discuss the following topics: background information on investigative reporting;…

This book is devoted to investigative reporting. Chapters tell how to decide on a subject, how to find and evaluate sources, how to approach and interview the sources and the subject of the investigation, how to write the investigative story, how to insure that it gets published, and how to advance the aims of an investigation, even after the…