10 steps to writting a story

1. FINISH DISCUSSING 6 Criteria: We will have a QUIZ on The Criteria of Newsworthiness and name phrases tomorrow.

2. Hand out Bob Dotson books and talk about writing unit:

3. Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a intrest and information.
- find an age and audience
-Intrest the information.
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2. Find an angle.
-A different way to approach the story
-Taking a look at the topic from a different angle  whats imortant about it.
-summarize in 3 words subject, verb object
3. Collect Information.
-Find three experts for this story.
-What interview queations should i ask
-Research the person
4. Conduct the interview.
-Sound bit A piece of audio that can stand alone
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5. Shoot your reporter _______________ _________.
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6. Organize your _______________.
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7. Write ______________ in your story.
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8. Write the ________________ and __________________ of your story.
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9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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Steps To Writing A Story

1. Find a Topic.
- Consider your audience
- Interest
- Information

2. Find an angle.
- Different way to approach story
- Summarize in 3 words
- What is important about your topic?

3. Collect information.
- Who are three experts for the story?
- What interview questions should i ask?
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4. Conduct the interview.
- Ask open ended questions
- Make them feel confortable
- Get a good soundbite (a piece of audio that can stand alone)

5. Shoot your reporter stand up.
- Have a good idea about what the story is about
- Provide info that audience doesn't know
- Use transition from one place to the next
- No first person: "I went"

6. Organize your sound bites.
- What quotes should I use?
- How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
- What are my gold nuggets? (surprise)
- Sprinkle surprise throughout story!

7. Write segues in your story.
- Use words that tie the interview together
- What other info can I add to the story?
- Can the story stand on it's own?

8. Write the beginning and end of your story.
- Write body first
- Save best sound bites for beginning and end
- Paraphrase a sound bite at the beginning
- Leave the strongest sound bite for the end
- Leave audience with hope

9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____________________.