It takes 6 months for a new Web page to get in a search engine's index. Know how URLs work.
L earn about and explore key Web sites in advance.
PowerReporting - Great bookmarks by subject. Poynter Institute - Check out the 'Research Topic of the Week' and the 'Journalism Sites' links. S ubscribe to listservs and network with colleagues. For your beat or interest area, like politics . For background documents from think tanks .