9-13-11 Writing a Story
Friday's assignment: Watch 30 minutes of the news and do a news log (story, time, criteria of newsworthiness). This must be posted to your blog before class begins on Friday.
10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism
1. Find a _topic___________.
- know your audience
- newsworthy
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2. Find an ___angle________.
- ask questions based on your angle
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3. Collect _________info/data_______.
- names, where they practice /games
- coaches, captains
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4. Conduct the ___interviews_____________.
- the experts on the story
- 3 people
- 3-5 questions asking the person who your interviewing
- ask open ended questions
- soundbite= a piece of audio that can stand on its own
5. Shoot your reporter _____stand__________ ____up_____.
- the one time a reporter should be in front of the camera
- normally should be in the middle
- used as a transition
6. Organize your _______sound bites________.
- coach, and 2 senior captains
- choose order and location for the interviews
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7. Write _____segues_________ in your story.
- there like transitions between stories
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8. Write the _____ins___________ and _________outs_________ of your story.
- what the ancor says so the reporter doesnt get messed up with the ancor
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10. Collect _____b-roll______ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- all the video footage that's with your story
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ______a- roll______________.
its all of the audio that goes on in your story
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