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<br /> <br />Where Reporters Get <br />The Stories <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />People are frequently amazed about how journalists get their material. Where did <br />they get that stuff? It isn't magic. There are a number of sources for news that <br />any experienced reporter can use to harvest information and story ideas. Here are <br />some of the key ones: <br /> <br />Events - these are things that actually happen in front of a reporter, as opposed to <br />something the reporter was told about or reconstructed from records. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Public appearances such as speeches, rallies or demonstrations <br />Meetings of public bodies such as Congress, the Legislature, or city <br />councils <br />Trials or other judicial hearings <br />Press conferences <br />Disasters such as floods, earthquakes or tornadoes <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Public records- these are documents in the public domain which are used as the <br />basis for an article or broadcast. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Arrest blotters at the police station <br />Government reports or audits <br />Decisions of public agencies such as zoning, planning and economic <br />development boards <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Press releases - journalists get many of these each day from public and private <br />organizations dealing with many subjects, each of which might become a story. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Government agency actions <br />Political activities <br />New developments <br />Staff change announcements <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />