Explore resource and background material to shape your next questions and follow-up work.
Build a question-led file
Organize research around the questions the story needs to answer. For each question, keep confirmed information, leads, and unresolved points separate. This makes it easier to see whether a compelling narrative is getting ahead of the evidence.
Make follow-up deliberate
List the documents or interviews that could resolve each gap. Record requests and responses with dates. Before publication, revisit changing information and give relevant parties a clear opportunity to respond through your editorial process.
Questions to carry with you
- Which unanswered question could change the story?
- What source could resolve it?
- What information needs a fresh check?
One manageable next step
Choose the most consequential gap and plan one follow-up request. Keep the draft’s claims within what the evidence currently supports.