Daily Activities of a Journalist 4/2/2016

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Good morning, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far. We had quite a cold start this morning temperatures only in the mid 30's and I hear there is a chance of snow. My goodness... This morning I sat down at my work desk and went right into e-mails. There were a few things I wanted to manage right off before covering the presidential campaign rallies today. I'm working on a news piece dealing with #Instagram not giving anything away. Waiting for another statement from them before I can get that written up. I've already been in touch twice, this last statement should be enough. I also sent out an e-mail today for one of my upcoming projects which I mentioned in an earlier post yesterday in fact, about receiving an offer on a writing assignment. I'm trying to get a list of all the businesses that are taking part in the new program project for the community because I want to set up interviews. The difficult part might be that some of the companies might want to be anonymous. I want to be as prepared for the official kick-off date as possible. I'll be taking photos, hopefully speaking with the project heads and a few of the businesses. Later on, I want to meet with the businesses and get the personal interviews as it all progresses. It's a lot of work reporting on stories like this. Plus, I asked a few questions that they were not expecting and want to give them a chance to respond before publishing what I know. A good reporter digs deep folks. Key Tips In Reporting: Always get names and always give a chance for someone to respond before publishing something. Even if they say they don't want to respond you have it on the record you gave them a chance to clear anything up and wished not to comment. That's been my day so far. I'm going to take a break, grab a cup of tea and a snack, I need it.