Tracking down evidence
Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward
Read/Watch for next week
Alert: The following items include descriptions and images of violence, including details of a school shooting.
Ed Bradley, "Columbine," 60 Minutes II, 2001
Richard Lloyd Parry, "The School beneath the Wave: The Unimaginable Tragedy of Japan's Tsunami," The Guardian, 2017
Optional Reading: Andrew Ba Tran, Marisa Iati, Claire Healy, "As Fatal Police Shootings Increase, More Go Unreported," The Washington Post, 2022
Optional Audio: Ryan Knutson, "The Online Sleuths Fighting Russian Disinformation," The Journal, 2022
Lecture / Q&A
What is evidence? What makes it credible? What makes it compelling? Mapping out evidence in time and space.
WK 2 Detail
PITCHES
- Reviewing the elements and purpose of a pitch
- What is a central investigative question?
WORKSHOP
- Writing tutorial: what makes a compelling sentence? Passive vs active, abstract vs concrete
- Create a timeline and evidence map
HOMEWORK
- Watch/read/listen to assigned materials for next week
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