Introduction to Journalism
Lesson Summary
Organizing the Feature Story
The intro should contain the most important elements of the story.
The four criteria for news, help to identify the stories key points.
1. Is it new?
2. Is it unusual?
3. Is it interesting or significant?
4. Is it about people?
All key points belong in the news story, but only the most newsworthy belong in the intro.
Writing the Story
A feature story is a creative, sometimes subjective article, primarily designed to entertain, educate or inform readers.
A well-written feature demands that the reader use precise detail and description.
A quote is the written form of the words which people have spoken.
One of the few places where a journalist can occasionally begin a story with a quote, is when writing features.
Get a second pair of eyes to check through the copy in order to spot any factual, grammatical or spelling mistakes.
Editorial Construction
Editorials offer opinions and views about events and their effect on people.
The editorial should arrive at a subjective viewpoint through objective research.
The lead indicates what is to come in the body of the editorial.
The body of an editorial represents the (essence) largest amount of information.
There are three conclusion types commonly used in editorials:
• Call for Action Conclusion
• Summary Conclusion
• Quotable Conclusion
An enterprising reporter might arrange to get an advance copy of the speech so he can be more aware of how the speech is delivered. Indeed, the reporter can write much of the story prior to the actual speech.
Reporters must be cautious, however, for the speaker who discards his speech for another, or for speakers who make important impromptu remarks during the course of their speeches.
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I'm come to you with a braking report of three people hurt in a parking lot rampage. involving 16 indulvigals that stared it all over black Friday sale of ties they had on sale. 3 people where I the line checking out when they bgane the tie war. the store that dosent wznt there name a location released at this time.it started all over a tie sale . they where down to the laast v3 and one person ended up with all three. they begain thre brall in the Cheech out line/. where the two waiting for hous just for one man to take the last three/ and then tauting the 2 that didn't get one when this happened at6:40 pm right at shift change. two went to hospital with serouse injerys the one with out and is tell police what the want to now.