Research
Finding, verifying, citing
25 articles tagged research, drawn from across the archive.
A Guide to Trove for Journalists
Trove is the National Library of Australia's digital research service. It is free, it is enormous, and it is the single most...
Article-how long
Like you, students often ask me impossible questions. What is the length of an article? How long should I research it? How long...
Australia Quiz
Your Australia Quiz SELF-SCORING QUIZ compiled by Simon Townsend Student's name ????????????????????? At The End, Please Score...
Bibliographies and References
Now, regarding: copies of research articles copies of internet research bibliographies lists of references inventories thanks to...
Data Journalism: Finding Stories in Numbers
How journalists find stories in datasets. A practical guide using Australian open data sources, ABS, Google Trends, and Trove.
Do Editors Hire Journalism Graduates?
Editors: do they hire graduates of your journalism journey? Students often ask if your journalism journey is respected in the...
Famous transcript
Famous person transcript This is an exercise in turning a transcript (nothing but verbatim spoken quotes recorded on a recorder)...
FOI: How to Use Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information in Australia gives journalists and citizens a legal right to ask federal and state government agencies for...
Grammar-books, internet
Regarding grammar books. I can recommend one small book that will answer most of your questions: The Plain English Guide by...
How determined are you quiz
Student's name ?????????????????????? How determined are you? Send to Simon with next assignment How determined are you to GET...
How to Improve Your Writing
How to improve your writing Many students ask me a question like: 'How can I improve my writing?' Well, you can read books, study...
Investigative Journalism
You as an investigative journalist Being an investigative journalist is exciting, prestigious, well-paid - and important work...
Journal writing
Regarding writing a journal. I NEVER encourage my students to spend time on journal writing. This writing time would be better...
Journalistic Research
Journalistic research Research is a big topic. But let me give you a few basics. Your single greatest research tool is the phone...
Queries What purpose
Regarding stupid, stupid query letters. Yes, I still remain resolutely opposed to them. I find them to be often my student's...
Research & quotes - difference
Remember that research and quotes are quite different. When you use research, you use facts and figures from sources such as...
Student, only a
You ask about how to approach people for interviews and information while you are 'ONLY' a student. No. Sorry, you misunderstand...
Tautology: Saying It Twice
Tautology . . . what is it? You could have easily looked this up yourself, by going back through an experienced editorials, or on...
The Complete Guide to Finding Ideas
4-page complete guide to ideas By SIMON TOWNSEND You are entitled to take great pride in having good ideas for articles. But I'm...
The Components of an Article
This Is Just One Example Of A Well-Structured Article This MAP of an article shows three components: narrative, direct quotes and...
The NFSA: Australia's National Treasure for Journalists
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, the NFSA, is a working archive. It is also one of the most under-used research...
Then and Now: How Journalism Has Changed
Simon Townsend was a reporter in 1962. The typewriter on his desk was a Remington. Copy moved by pneumatic tube. The subeditors...
Time mangement skills
Republished and adapted with permission of the University of Perth (c) 2006 Time management in journalism studies Are you an...
Top Tens: A Selling Format
Top tens By Simon Townsend Many publications love 'lists'. If you're creative and imaginative, you can write these with a little...
Wikipedia: A Guide for Journalists
Wikipedia (trust it or not?) Students constantly ask me: 'Can I trust the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia for facts and...