Investigative Stories that Matter

Investigative Stories that Matter

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1) What are possible data sources for investigative stories?

2) What are some questions to ask yourself in order to choose a topic that matters?

3) Why did the reporters say they chose the Boys & Girls club to look into?

4) Why did the reporters reach out to every suspect?

5) The original project, a series, ran in Connecticut newspapers over how many days?

6) What was the result of the project related to Boys & Girls Clubs? What change was enacted?

7) What did the reporters learn about money orders?

9) How long did it take to get a court file sent from Juneau, Alaska?

10) What did the reporters learn about second-hand trauma?

11)If information reporters want is held by a federal government agency, how can they acquire documents?