Research is the basic starting point for developing story ideas, gathering information, and fact-checking. Among the places to start is using LexisNexis — a database of legal, business, government, high-tech, and news articles. Many of these articles are not available through a basic Internet search because they are behind a paywall.
With millions of articles within the LexisNexis database, it can be easy to get lost in the database. Knowing how to customize it for your reporting purposes is key.
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a free webinar to learn how to use and customize LexisNexis.
Award-winning investigative reporter and editor Brad Hamilton will walk participants through how to customize LexisNexis to source stories, find unexpected story angles, and to identify and reach potential sources through LexisNexis’ Contact References database.
While LexisNexis is a fee-based database service, some newsrooms provide access to staff. Most public libraries provide access to their communities, and National Press Club members have free access to the LexisNexis database as part of their annual membership. Hamilton also will offer journalists an avenue for accessing LexisNexis at a steep discount.