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The Feature Story Deconstructed Part I. What’s the difference between a news story and a feature story?. If this is the news …. Malaysian officials say plane plunged into Indian Ocean; no hope for survivors. This is a follow up feature ….
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What’s the difference between a news story and a feature story?
If this is the news… Malaysian officials say plane plunged into Indian Ocean; no hope for survivors.
This is a follow up feature… Chinese protestors demand satellite data used to conclude that flight 370 crashed in Indian Ocean Ocean”
Another follow-up featureFamily of Texas man on flight 370 comes to grips with loss
If this is the news… Deadly mudslide in Washington state kills 14
This is a follow-up feature…Where mudslides occur and is your community at risk
Next-day, Follow-up, Second-Day, News Feature Stories • A story that follows a news story. • Doesn’t have to be exactly the next day. • Often look at the “why” • It can be a profile, news feature, trend article, op-ed, graphic, etc.
Key: we need to CARE about the news story to deserve a follow up: • Timeliness • Impact • Conflict • Proximity • Novelty • Prominence • Engagement • Solutions
Some stories spark many, many follow ups: “Michael Jackson has died”
The Follow-up Story • Michael’s kids:What’s in store for them? • Who’s Your Daddy? • Michael Jackson’s Top 10 Hits • How to do the moonwalk • The day I met Michael
Follow up stories can be very creative—and fun…..College basketball 2014: March Madness begins!
March “Mathness!”http://fivethirtyeight.com/interactives/march-madness-predictions/NY Times video “minute”http://www.nytimes.com/video/multimedia/100000002778116/times-minute-march-madness-trivia.html
Hurricane Sandy Pummels East Coast—what were the follow ups?
New Study Released: Hispanic College Enrollment Up Nationwide – follow ups?
Assignment:due Thursday 3/27/2014 • Find two RECENT hard news stories from a newspaper or news website. (New York Times, Daily News, cnn.com, msnbc, NY1, yahoo.com news) Jot down the headline, summarize the who, what, when, where of the news story. • Think of three second-day or follow-up stories that relate to each of your news stories. (6 ideas total) Describe your ideas in two or three sentences; no more. Please type, double-space, include your name. • Your ideas must be based on hard news and facts; don’t make up stuff! • Each of you will discuss one story and your ideas in class then turn in assignment.
Linda VillarosaNews and Follow Up AssignmentIntroduction to JournalismMarch 27, 2014 (you will do 2 of these; total: 6 follow up ideas)News Story: Box office report: Divergent heads straight for $56 million winThe dystopian movie Divergent easily won the top spot at the U.S. box office this weekend with an estimated $56 million in ticket sales, according to CNN.com.Follow Up Stories 1. An article looks at how other similar and popular teen movies—The Hunger Games Twilight films—did on their opening weekends. 2. How the rest of this weekend’s film’s did at the box office and why Divergent beat them.3. Interview with Shailene Woodley, the star of Divergent, about how she feels about film’s popularity and what’s next for her.