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Local Strange Stories

Coverage of unusual reports, traditions, mysteries and community lore.

WHAT THIS COVERAGE IS FIELD GUIDE

POSSIBLE STORY ANGLES

  • How a story began and changed
  • The people keeping it alive
  • What can and cannot be verified

WHAT NOTES TO GATHER

  • Firsthand versus secondhand accounts
  • Dates, locations and source relationships
  • Contradictions and follow-up questions

USEFUL PHOTOS OR VIDEO

  • Location context and establishing views
  • Signs, markers and physical details
  • Anything that helps explain or verify the notes

WHAT GSR MAY ASK YOU TO COLLECT

  • Careful sourcing
  • Exact quotes with permission
  • A truthful account of uncertainty

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • Avoid sensationalizing vulnerable people
  • Never manufacture evidence or certainty

THE STANDARD

BRING BACK
THE STORY.

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