The challenges facing individual journalists are mounting.
Here are tried & true methods from journalism’s sister discipline—anthropology—to help with some of these challenges.
Ethnographic methods can help journalists:
Identify the next story
Knowing what stories of importance are emerging is key to covering communities well. Plus, editors are always looking for the latest trends. These methods can help you uncover the emergent.
Find the right sources
The challenge: Finding the right sources and including underrepresented voices. Here's how to identify the points of view you may be missing.
Conduct meaningful interviews
If you're getting pat answers, try these methods in your next interview.
Gain & maintain trust
Trust in news. Trust in you. Methods to help you gain and maintain the trust of sources and the communities you cover.
If you use any of these methods, submit a link to your article to be included in the example library!