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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - Posts

It's history, man

In older films we are shown smoky newsrooms, reporters puffing cigarettes in the elevator, and editors and writers (occasionally if not often) drinking on the job. In books (and maybe I've been reading a bit too much Hunter S. Thompson lately) we get

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Hey all.So I believe that most reporters start out with a beat. Many do not know how to cover a beat - how to work with sources, learn about the beat and cover the beat.So, I figured I'd start another category of postings - tips on covering beats. Please,