HeyJaredGeri’s Substack
I'm a journalist turned author. I never intended to write a book, but it happened, and I'm thrilled. I'm now on my way to publishing a third and writing two more. Go figure. I also love freelancing and blogging and have much to share. Stay tuned.
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AI Is a Research Assistant, Not a Source (opens the original)
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I’ve been doing intense research for years.For me, it began in college really. I went to the library and brought a stack of books back to my table and started thumbing through the table of contents looking for the words I needed to find the information in the book.This isn’t much different than what I do now electronically. Expect the good news is that with the books I could trust the source back then. It was solid. Verifiable. Quotable and trusted.Today it’s not so easy to trust the source. Wit
The Information You Can't Google (opens the original)
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We have never had more information at our fingertips, yet we may be getting worse at research. Google can produce a million results in half a second, and AI can summarize them before we’ve finished our coffee. But neither can tell you what’s sitting in an uncatalogued archive, what an eyewitness remembers, why two official records contradict each other, or which question nobody has thought to ask.The Internet and AI are tools, but serious research often begins—or becomes most interesting—where t
How to Create the Right Questions for your Search (opens the original)
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In my presentation about using journalistic skills for writing fiction, I outline several tips fiction writers can use to enhance their stories. But these tips are not just for writers. They are for everyone looking for information about a person or an event.For writers, I like to open with a quote from Toni Morrison- “Truth Is the Reporter’s Gift to Fiction.”That says it all and I can quit right here, but I’ll go on.In my teaching for writers in particular, I outline several skills writers shou
I’ve Made a Career of Finding Answers (opens the original)
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I’m embarking on a new research venture — for anyone who needs reliable information that goes beyond a basic online search. I help people find the information they need when the answers aren’t easy to uncover.Every project begins with a question. Finding the right answer, however, isn’t always easy.After my decades as a journalist, author, and research director have taught me that the best information rarely appears on the first page of a search engine—and very often isn’t online at all. Which i
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