Release the Hounds: A guide to research for journalists and writers

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How do you track down the information you need without being distracted by false trails? Journalists, writers, in fact anyone who hunts information, need to develop superb research skills to avoid chasing red herrings or running into blank walls. When you release the hounds, you are already halfway to your quarry. By identifying what information resources exist, who is responsible for them and how to match a resource to a particular need, Christine Fogg sets the researcher on the right track. Is there any information worth having that?s not on the Internet? (Answer: YES!) Where exactly will you find Environmental Impact Statements or Green Papers? Is there a library or collection that specialises in the area you are researching? Where will you find out who owned your house in 1923? Never losing sight of the importance of approaching information with a critical eye, Release the Hounds is an essential tool for all researchers, journalists and writers. Journalism needs savoy people. Hanging around in bars is OK, but there is more to the game these days. Or there should be. And this is a book that could help lift your performance. From the foreword by Bruce Grundy,

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Christine Fogg is a trained journalist with over ten years? experience teaching research and information retrieval methods to journalism students at the and at the Queensland University of Technology. Table of Contents Foreword Marking the territory Research for journalists and writers (David McKnight) A step-by-step guide to chasing the news Profiling a life Unearthing the family Hidden jewels or fool?s gold: evaluating your information Picking up the scent Friends and foes Sifting documentary sources (Anna Cater) Interviewing (Roger Patching) Working contacts: finding and keeping reliable sources (Janine Little) Community and cultural institutions Events Regional reporting (Susan Hetherington) Non-profit organisations Universities, research institutes, think tanks Digging up the business bones Companies Sniffing the legal breeze Legal information Courts and lawyers Tracking down government resources Parliament and government Politicians, parliament Untangling the political trail Government departments, agencies Uncovering social history (Siobhan McHugh) Land Titles