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| - An investigative reporter may make use of one or more of these tools, among others, on a single story:
* Analysis of documents, such as lawsuits and other legal documents, tax records, government reports, regulatory reports and corporate financial filings, although more likely to be releases from AP, Reuters, or publicity agents.
* Investigation of technical issues, including scrutiny of government and business practices and their effects, or rifling through the debris left behind by celebrities
* Research into social and legal issues via the means of phone polls with questions along the lines of "Who do you think should be the next person evicted from Big Brother? Calls charged at 55c a minute or higher from cell phones."
* Subscription research sources such as News of the W
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| - An investigative reporter may make use of one or more of these tools, among others, on a single story:
* Analysis of documents, such as lawsuits and other legal documents, tax records, government reports, regulatory reports and corporate financial filings, although more likely to be releases from AP, Reuters, or publicity agents.
* Investigation of technical issues, including scrutiny of government and business practices and their effects, or rifling through the debris left behind by celebrities
* Research into social and legal issues via the means of phone polls with questions along the lines of "Who do you think should be the next person evicted from Big Brother? Calls charged at 55c a minute or higher from cell phones."
* Subscription research sources such as News of the World
* Numerous interviews with on-the-record sources as well as, in some instances like PR agencies and talent managers
* Wire-tapping, paparazzi, and other forms of private surveillance Often journalists will use door-stop interviews to obtain otherwise hidden or unknown information. In a recent exposé by Daily News an investigative journalist carried around a copy of the local street map around in his pockets and appeared at scheduled appearances of nominees for the Democrat Party Primaries. As said candidate was leaving he would accost them on the street. He would ask a few basic questions to get them off the defensive, and then whip the map out of his pocket and ask "Can you see Africa on this map?" As a result of this technique the Daily News recently released the headline article 90% of Democrat Candidates cannot locate Africa on a map.
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