Jargon of the day: beat
A beat is a reporters topic area. It might be a section of a town, courts, religion, or some part of the education system. Anytime a story comes up in a reporters beat it is their job to cover that story.
Reporters should get to know people in their beats for contacts. If their beat is an education district, the reporter should get to know the superintendents, teachers, principals or anyone else that might be valuable when covering a story.
Making a list of contacts is important because you can refer to this list when you need people to interview for a story.
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