Find coverage gaps.
Spot overlooked developments in the beats you cover and identify areas you haven’t had the capacity to follow.
Cover live events in parallel.
Follow hearings, briefings and meetings at the same time, with investigations continuing beyond the event.
Investigate in depth.
Search across records and datasets to test a lead or answer a reporting question.
Follow up on leads.
Request comment and pursue unanswered questions under your publication’s outreach rules.
Produce finished reporting.
Carry an assignment through to a sourced story in your publication’s voice and format.
Keep following stories after publication.
Follow new records, decisions and replies across the stories you’ve already covered.