Los Angeles Reporter's Clinic

Find good stories!  News directors like to hear stories that are controversial.  Anything that has to do with racism, anti-semitism, abortion, protests, etc.   are good.  They will get the news director's attention.  They certainly get the viewers attention.  You can find sources at NAACP, Jewish Defense League, Anti-Defamation League, Gay Rights advocates.   Try to get these types of stories on your tape.