This is another area of journalism that is very attractive to me, but I didn't know you could balance working on a long-term project while still doing your job with other stories. The key is time management.
Chris Adams, the speaker who is a special projects reporter, suggested blocking out so much time each day to spend on your project and also keeping a list so that when you have a break in your regular day you can automatically go do the top thing on your list. He said to "start small, but start doing something." He also stressed talking to your graphics and photo team ahead of time so that they can prepare something that will really go well with your big project.
The speaker said some really interesting things. A student asked about how persistent a reporter should be, especially when some people just don't want to talk. One thing he said that I loved was: "Be persistent; don't really worry about pissing them off." He really topped it of when he said: "We're reporters; we're supposed to be annoying."
Leigh
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