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How to build and maintain a news timeline
News timeline method for recording event times, source times, publication changes, uncertainty, corrections, dependencies, and the next expected action.
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Court reporting: a guide to allegations, rulings, and case status
Court reporting guide covering jurisdiction, parties, allegations, dockets, hearings, evidence, rulings, remedies, appeals, sealed records, and corrections.
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Developing news stories: a guide to facts, context, and updates
Developing news story guide covering confirmed facts, open questions, timelines, background, attribution, update notes, corrections, and reader needs.
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Government policy reporting: a guide from proposal to results
Government policy reporting guide covering authority, proposals, enactment, rules, funding, implementation, affected groups, measures, deadlines, and results.
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Public records reporting: a guide to finding and reading documents
Public records reporting guide covering record ownership, searches, requests, versions, exemptions, document context, verification, citations, and findings.
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How to read a court docket and ruling before publication
Court docket and ruling method for confirming cases, tracing entries, separating party claims, finding operative language, checking stays, and stating status.
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How to read an official document without losing its context
Official document reading method for provenance, version, authority, definitions, footnotes, attachments, omissions, comparisons, citations, and reporting limits.
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How to read a public opinion poll before reporting it
Public opinion poll reading method for sponsor, population, sample, field dates, mode, question wording, weighting, uncertainty, subgroups, and claims.
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Statistics and polls: a reporting guide to estimates and uncertainty
Statistics and polls reporting guide covering populations, samples, estimates, uncertainty, weighting, comparisons, revisions, causation, and clear language.
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How to trace a policy from proposal to implementation
Policy implementation method for collecting text, authority, comments, dates, funding, guidance, systems, enforcement, appeals, measures, and revisions.