What
Investigating a community on societal issues and follow these over an extended period of time. Organising meet-ups and handing out questionnaires to bring in a continuous stream of stories.
Why
If you want to generate impact in a major issue that concerns your audience, this is the way to do it.
When
About twice a year pick a major issue, but following it may last longer than half a year.
Be aware of
Do not neglect the primary news, make sure you’re also relevant to your audience in this respect or you will lose them.
Tips for students
With a larger group of students, it will be possible to a lot of stories on the topic in a relatively short period of time, and try to make impact.
Possible tools
Mobile studio (TV, podcast), questionnaires.
Who
1Twente – editor Henk ten Harkel
