Source Lists + Reference Databases

Databases to store the contact information and status of your sources, as well as one to keep track of documents/records/data you are using for your reporting.

Sources + References

Interviews + Transcripts

Databases to store the audio files and transcripts of all your interviews.

Interviews & Transcripts

Nut Graf

Nut graf — or at least a draft of it.

Lingering Questions

Your list of lingering questions (or just things you want to keep in the front of your mind).

Deadlines

Documents

Scratch Notes

Outline

Rough Draft

Final Draft

Publication Ready

Some tips…

My Central Tenets of Creating Good Journalism

Timeline of Story

Characters

Locations

Story Pitch

Story pitch goes here.

Pitching Tips

Places to Pitch