Week 2 Discussion One and Two

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Readings, Websites, and Multimedia

1. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters from the text, Computer-Assisted Research:

· Chapter Three – World Wide Web

2. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters from the text, The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook:

· Chapter Two – Secondary Sources

· Chapter Three – Primary Documents

3. In order to successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Secondary Sources and Primary Documents,” read the following articles:

· Beyond Sago: One by One (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· America's Prison for Terrorists Often Held the Wrong Men (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· School Water Investigation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

4. In order to successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Secondary Sources and Primary Documents,” review the material on the following web page:

· Documents from McClatchy’s Investigation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

5. In order to successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Secondary Sources and Primary Documents,” watch the following video:

· Contaminated Water? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

6. In order to successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Navigating the World Wide Web,” review the material at the following websites:

· American Cancer Society (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· Radio-Locator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· RAF (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· The White House (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Recommended Websites

1. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, it is recommended that you review the material at the following website:

· Reporter’s Desktop (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (This site contains practical suggestions on records searches and contains many useful links for government searches.)