User:Gryllida/local

= How to report locally (and does it help)? =

What to do

 * 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:
 * 4) *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.
 * 5) *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).
 * 6) *If you want more information than available in mainstream media, search footage on Flickr or Twitter or Youtube etc:
 * 7) **they may have more information available visually, and
 * 8) **query the author for relicensing their image.
 * 9) *...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.
 * 10) *Aim to report 1 story every week.
 * 11) 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.
 * 12) If the story is published, share it with your friends. Ask the how did they like it. Ask them to share.
 * 13) 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

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