(Source: Random handout on my desk. Not sure who produced it -- may be WNYC's Julianne Welby? -- but thanks!)
1. Use "Story Mapping" techniques to select focus, framing and questions ahead of time.
2. Tweets or Facebook updates during coverage can serve as building blocks for writing later.
3. Mark audio while recording in the field. Log it during lulls in the action.
4. Grab photos (or video) from all sources. Delete bad shots immediately. Tag or note the best ones.
5. Always line up sources for in-person questions after press conferences.
6. Start producing during the trip back to the station. This includes listening to tape, picking soundbites and "talking the script" around the tape.
7. Check in with editor upon return to station. Get reaction/follow-up calls out ASAP.
8. Carefully label files with slug, source, date.
9. Write quickly, simply. Budget time for an edit. Take a break to bring fresh eyes to the final draft (get some AIR!)
10. End of day: Enter new contacts into Rolodex. Note additional story ideas. Have next assignment in mind.
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