User:Gryllida/local

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How to report locally (and does it help)?[edit]

What to do[edit]

  1. Install an news reader, such as Facebook or Twitter (follow a few relevant news sources there) or mPage, an RSS reader for Firefox.
  2. Bookmark Special:Watchlist and style, content guides.
  3. Every morning and every evening:
    • Read the headlines in your local area -- for example Texas US or NSW Australia -- then read and bookmark anything relevant from today. Use bookmark tags such as 'food' or 'health' or 'traffic' etc.
    • If two sources are found, or if the story is sufficiently interesting and relevant to investigate, report about it. This needs about 40 minutes. See WN:PILLARS and WN:WRITE (bookmark these, too).
    • If you want more information than available in mainstream media, search footage on Flickr or Twitter or Youtube etc:
      • they may have more information available visually, and
      • query the author for relicensing their image.
    • ...and contact relevant parties such as universities or government bodies. Since it's local, if you have a good phone plan which has unlimited national calls, give them a phone call.
    • Aim to report 1 story every week.
  4. Check back for updates -- in the news or on the talk page of the draft -- regularly, 2-3 times a day. Act on it immediately.
  5. If the story is published, share it with your friends. Ask the how did they like it. Ask them to share.
  6. After a while, ask a friend to start reporting. You can have meetings every week to do it together.

How to check whether it helps[edit]

  • Whether the friends share the stories.
  • Whether the friends want to start reporting.
  • What tactics works best - share yours.