I. INTRODUCTION: DEFINING YOUR AREA OF COVERAGE AND EXPERTISE
A. Example: Trump
B. Example: Brexit
C. Example: Syria
II. THE STARTING POINTS
A. DEFINE YOUR TOPIC
B. DEFINE THE CONTEXT
C. ESTABLISH A BASE OF KNOWLEDGE
1. Researching the Case
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Syria+Civil+War#tbm=bks&q=Syria+Civil+War+Hokayem
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Syria+Civil+War#tbm=bks&q=Syria+Uprising
2. Recognizing Media
3. Identifying the Sources
D. DEFINE YOUR “SPACE”
E. TRUST NO ONE (AT THE BEGINNING)
F. TEST YOURSELF: A “BEGINNER’S GUIDE” TO….
Syria’s war: Who is fighting and why (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Syria’s war: Who is fighting and why
Syria Analysis 2014: A Beginner’s Guide to the Islamic State, the Insurgency and the Assad Regime (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Syria Analysis 2014: A Beginner’s Guide to the Islamic State, the Insurgency and the Assad Regime
How to Become an Expert on the Iran Nuclear Issue (in less than 4 minutes) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
How to Become an Expert on the Iran Nuclear Issue (in less than 4 minutes)
Political WorldView Podcast: The Trump and #ReleaseTheMemo Edition
IV. THE REACTIVE CASE — US PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2016
A. Building a Base
http://fivethirtyeight.com/politics/
B. Watching the Mainstream
C. The Media and the Candidates
1. Websites
2. YouTube
3. Social Media Accounts
D. But How Do You Move from “Reactive” to “Pro-Active” — You Have to Redefine Approach and Context
V. THE REPORTING CASE — THE MIDDLE EAST
A. Building a Base From the Ground Up
B. Moving Beyond the Mainstream
C. Making the Most of Social Media — Triangulating
VI. THE INTERPRETATIVE CASE — SYRIA
A. Building the Base
B. “Reading Between the Lines”
C. Keeping Focus
D. Dissecting the Myths
E. Staying Engaged
VII. THE “JOURNALIST” V. THE “ACADEMIC”
A. The Base is the Same
B. But Starting from The Story Rather Than The Hypothesis
C. Building to an Analysis
VIII. CONCLUSION: CONTROL AND AUTHORITY
