Writing

Journalists: reporting and verification

Interview requests, source checks, requests for comment and reporting notes for a working news desk. Replace bracketed fields before use.

Grace Miller

0likes10snippets

Try it here

Snippet

Loading snippet…

Your typing stays in this tab. Nothing is saved or sent.

Snippets (10)

;news-interview

Request a focused interview

I'm reporting on [specific subject] for [publication]. I'd like to ask you about [question within th

;news-credit

Check a source's attribution

For your attribution, is [name spelling and relevant role] accurate? Please flag any correction to t

;news-evidence

Record a claim's evidence

Claim: [precise claim] Original source and date: [source record] Direct evidence: [document, recordi

;news-quote

Clarify an ambiguous quote

When you said "[exact quoted words]" in our conversation on [date], did you mean [specific interpret

;news-comment

Give the subject a chance to respond

I'm preparing a report about [subject] for [publication]. The information I would like your response

;news-pitch

Pitch a reportable story

Proposed story: [one-sentence finding or question] Why now: [event or newly available evidence] What

;news-handoff

Hand a developing story to the desk

Story and draft: [slug; document link] Confirmed since the last update: [facts with sources] Awaitin

;news-records

Narrow a records request

For the request about [topic], the material I need is [record type] covering [date range and scope].

;news-source

Log an interview's ground rules

Interview reference: [internal reference] Date and medium: [date; call, in person or written] Attrib

;news-correction

Draft a factual correction

Correction ([date]): An earlier version of this report misstated [specific fact]. The correct inform