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Locating the News

CONTENTS

Spontaneous, Planned, and Enterprised Stories

Assignment Desk

Follow-Ups on Previous Newscasts

Monitoring the Competition

Beat Checks, Cop Shops, and Police Scanners

News Releases and Futures Files

Internet Bookmarks

Production Meetings

KEY WORDS
Advancing Stories	Indirect Competition	Rundown
Assignment Board	Motor Vehicle Accident Report	Spontaneous Stories
Assignment Desk	Objectivity	Stacking
Beat Checks	Planned Stories	Subjectivity
Direct Competition	Public Information Officer	Time Code
Enterprised Stories	Wires
Incident Report

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