Build Your Web Resources

Every Sound Partners project has an opportunity to place their ongoing reporting on health issues into a meaningful context by building permanent Web resource centers such as FAQs, primers and timelines. With just a bit of imagination and creativity, you can take home key concepts by reading an article by Dan Froomkin of The Washington Post. He extolls the in-depth knowledge obtained by "beat reporters," (such as Health Reporters) over the long haul of covering "chronic stories" (those stories that just won't go away or that unfold over extended periods of time). Froomkin says that good context reporting can stick around on the Web in an "evergreen" package. Don't be put off by his newspaper-based examples or the tension between the newsroom and online producers that exists in print journalism. Remember that we maximize our results through our media and community partnerships.