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Week 11: Journalism 2001

Week 11: Journalism 2001. November 17, 2008. Extra Credit. WDIO-TV Tour: 10 extra credit points Wednesday, November 19 Meet at station at 4:30 for tour, watch 5 p.m. news broadcast Here are directions to the station:

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Week 11: Journalism 2001

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  1. Week 11: Journalism 2001 November 17, 2008

  2. Extra Credit • WDIO-TV Tour: 10 extra credit points • Wednesday, November 19 • Meet at station at 4:30 for tour, watch 5 p.m. news broadcast • Here are directions to the station: • WDIO-TV is located at 10 Observation Road between Arlington and Skyline Drive. • From UMD, take College Street north to Kenwood. • Turn right on Kenwood to Arrowhead. • Take a left on Arrowhead to Arlington (second stoplight). • Take a left on Arlington and go a few miles to Observation Road, which is about a mile past Central Entrance. • Take a left on Observation Road and go about a mile to WDIO, which is on the left in the shadow of the towers. • Signed up so far: Lauren, Gram, Betsy, Nick, Kjestine, Donny, Dane, Pat, Ashley, Cody, Tessa, Mary, Claire

  3. Extra Credit • Letter to the Editor: 10 points • Alexandra Fuller Talk/Lecture • Wednesday, November 19 • 11 a.m.: Talk with writers, 268 Multicultural Center, Kirby Student Center • 7 p.m.: Lecture on “Race, Responsibility, and Raucous Behavior – A Meditation on Zimbabwe, Writing and Family, Montague 70 • 5 paragraph summary of talk/lecture due by November 26

  4. Review of last week’s news • Hard News: (murders, city council, government, etc.) • Major local stories • Major national/international stories • Major sports stories • Soft News: (retirements, school programs, human interest) • Local stories • National/international stories • Sports stories

  5. Feature story draft:Due next Monday, November 24 • This is your out-of-class assignment for November 24 • Bring a printed draft copy of your story to class • Outline OK – need a strategy! • We will review/discuss your ideas individually • Worth 10 points • Final story due December 8

  6. Also next week…… • In-class assignment: • Editing classmate Community Journalism story • Make changes, give to reporter • Editing form returned to me: Worth 5 points • Rewrite Community Journalism stories • Using all of the editing suggestions, rewrite/edit your story • Email final copy to: lkragnes@d.umn.edu • Worth 5 points • Stories will be posted on class website

  7. Community Journalism Story:Due Thursday, November 20!

  8. Due Today! • Out of Class Assignment: News Release Rewrites

  9. Inflated Words/Redundancies

  10. Chapter 15: Weather & Disasters • Covering weather • USA Today: Sets standard • Colorful, comprehensive • How does it affect the readers? • Explaining technical information • Weather forecasting services • National Weather Service • AccuWeather

  11. Types of weather stories • Forecasts • State, local forecasts • Long-term • Same as hard news stories • Select appropriate lead • Structure concise, easy-to-understand first sentence • Quotations from authorities near top of story • Tell readers what they want to know: how weather will affect them

  12. Travel conditions, closings • Road conditions • School closings • Record-breaking weather • Storm records • Unusual weather • Tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis • Seasonal, year-end stories • Go beyond statistics

  13. Weather terms: AP Style • Weather terms section • Comprehensive section based on National Weather Service 2004 Stylebook: A term often used incorrectly for seismic sea wave. Scientists call them tsunamis, a term that is not widely used and should be explained if used. 2005, 2006 Stylebook: Use tsunami, but explain the term.

  14. Checklist for weather stories • Develop sources with National Weather Service • Keep in touch with the: • State Patrol • State Department of Transportation • Local law enforcement agencies • Local agencies responsible for snow removal, storm cleanup • Institutions affected by weather: schools, utilities, airports, National Guard, hospitals, train stations, bus companies, taxi companies, Post Office • Interview local residents caught in the weather

  15. On-line weather sources • “Ask the experts” page on USAToday.com • CNN.com • National Weather Service: www.NWS.NOOA.gov • AccuWeather: AccuWeather.com • Weather Channel: weather.com • UMD home page: www.d.umn.edu

  16. Weather story examples • Tornado at coal mine • Flash flood in Buffalo • Blizzard stories • Snowplows hit the skids

  17. Covering disasters • Elements of disaster coverage • The first bulletins • Writethrus: Complete stories, update bulletins • 1st Lead-Writethru, 2nd Lead-Writethru, etc. • Reporters use instinct: “nose for news” • Including essential information • Coordinating coverage • Getting the latest lead

  18. Two problems for reporters • A pitfall of instantaneous coverage • To beat competition, facts often not double checked • Interviewing victims’ families • Research by Karen McCowan, reporter for The Arizona Republic • Many relatives didn’t mind being interviewed after a disaster

  19. Covering September 11 • First bulletins • Radio, TV, Internet • When did you learn the news? • How 9-11 Changed the Evening News: • http://www.journalism.org/node/1839 • How does the media affect elections? Or economic news?

  20. Chapter 24:In-depth & Investigative Reporting • In-depth article • Goes beyond a basic news story • Detailed information on subject • Investigative articles • Civic “watchdogs” • Months or years to complete • Need to remain focused

  21. Reporter as investigator • Dig beneath the surface • Subject important, significant • Original work, not a handout • Go beyond the news release • “Smelling” a story

  22. Steps in gathering information • Conducting research • Introduces a reporter to the language of a complex topic • Helps reporters find sources from different stories • Helps to formulate a list of questions • Provides other articles written on the same topic • Uncovers good/bad things to look for in interviews • Sources of information: Internet, newspaper library, databases

  23. Interviewing • Talk to everyone you can • Interview as long as you can • Ask sources for names of additional sources • Know the answers to incriminating questions before you ask them • Use a tape recorder for in-depth or particularly sensitive interviews • Interviews from the outside in • Smoking-gun interviews • Double-checks and triple-checks • Confidential sources

  24. Writing an in-depth story • Finding the right lead • Summary lead • Lead block and nut graph • Use bulleted paragraphs to summarize findings • Use anecdotes and observations • Finding the thread • Writing a first-person article

  25. Oops!

  26. Final Project • Portfolio • Let’s get started: • https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.jsp

  27. In-class assignment • Questions about article in a Duluth News Tribune story about salaries • Complete assignment tonight and give to Lucy Kragness

  28. Portfolio • Store academic information on your Electronic Portfolio. Each student has 100 mb of storage. • Access Electronic Portfolio at: https://portfolio.umn.edu/portfolio/index.jsp

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