Saturday, August 23, 2008

Advanced Stakeout Techniques

The New Republic offers a useful, and appropriately respectful, tick-tock account of how The National Enquirer nailed the John Edwards affair story. http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=5d1e4170-2469-49cc-b000-327c6fde2515
The tactical decision in choosing which hotel entrances to cover in order to nab an elusive pol is a fundamental reporting skill. My colleague Liza Zagaroli of the Charlotte Observer's DC bureau could likewise teach the class in Advanced Stakeout; her proper calculation of Edwards' likely route of escape enabled her to capture this story:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/214/story/46030.html

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