Site of the Day Interesting Journalism Links Journalism Links From American Editor to the Journalism Reading Room at the U of Wisconsin Madison. To Find Story Ideas 1. Establish a story-hunting mindset. In other words, always be on the hunt. Assume every story has a follow, either the next day, week, or month.
Stories beget stories.
You'll spot trends 4. You may spot something. Pay attention to advertisements. Drive around your beat. Visit your beat at night.