Students and working journalists alike hailed the first edition of this comprehensive guide to investigative reporting. Now award-winning reporters Cribb, Jobb, McKie, and Vallance-Jones are back with a thoroughly revised second edition of Digging Deeper that makes a good thing even better. Providing practical tips on how to unearth information both on and off the public fecord, Digging Deeper outlines how to develop story ideas and research strategies, pitch stories to editors and producers, and turn raw information into compelling investigative reports for all media. The authors draw on their years in the trenches to show how journalists can escape the 'spin cycle' by finding their own sources of information and deciding for themselves what's newsworthy. The result is an indispensable resource for Canadian journalism students that's bound to become a valuable reference guide on the job. New case studies use real-life investigative scenarios to bring the researching and reporting process alive. Follow-up interviews with journalists who broke the stories enhance readers' understanding of key techniques. Cutting-edge technology coverage demystifies computer-assisted reporting (CAR) and shows how to mine data from spreadsheets and databases.

Augmented coverage of important topics such as fact-checking, ethics, and plagiarism, as well as thoroughly updated references and research findings throughout the text. Striking new design enhances the text's readability, with features such as resource lists, how-to lists, and tips making key concepts more accessible. Book jacket.