Note to audience: For our continuing series that focuses on what our journalist’s do, today’s Q&A is with breaking news reporter Tomas Rodriguez, who also is the court reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press.
Question: How do you prepare for covering a high-profile trial?
Typically, I will read through the court documents, particularly any arrest affidavit or indictment, to confirm whether officials have released something we did not have before. Covering a preview of the trial at hand also helps refresh my mind with the facts of the case and what details to pay attention to at trial, as well as what get a sense of what witnesses will testify…