Well, allegedly. Here, finally, is the source material that more than 100 PRs created via the TravMedia/Google Docs experiment. You can dip into it for reference or use it to create a whole new feature – just leave a link to your stuff in the comments so I can see it. (Also, scroll down for links to the rest of the series and the published articles):
The features
The deconstruction
- Behind the scenes of a travel feature – pt 1: transparency and the trouble with top tens
- Behind the scenes of a travel feature – pt 2: the commission
- Behind the scenes of a travel feature – pt 3: the seven tools of feature research
- Behind the scenes of a travel feature – pt 4: the results of the Google Docs experiment
- Behind the scenes of a travel feature – pt 5: 101 romantic places around the world
- Downloadable PDF of the research spreadsheet
