reporting advice from WaPo journalist

Wesley Lowery is a national reporter at The Washington Post.

"He told me that he wanted me, at all times, to be thinking of story ideas and writing them down. ---随时记录故事灵感

After every interview, what were two new leads? After every staff meeting, what tidbits were mentioned that would work as a stand-alone piece?

When reading coverage by colleagues and competitors, what fact, statistic, or concept—often mentioned in the middle or end of the story—cries out for its own story, or series? ---看看同行的报道

What themes are surfacing in coverage by smaller, or more locally or regionally focused outlets that would benefit from coverage from a larger outlet with more time and resources?" ---从地方媒体报道中找素材

"The key, for me, was being unafraid to write things down, and stimulate that side of my brain." 

David Fahrenthold is a Pulitzer-winning Washington Post reporter.

"Imagine your story as a set of concentric circles, with the subject at the center. Start at the outer ring—with sources only distantly connected to the subject, and with documents—and work toward the center." (工作的方法，从边缘入手）