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Journalism Today – Chapter 7 Writing News Stories

Journalism Today – Chapter 7 Writing News Stories. Using Transitions. Back-up quote Transition Body Tie-back Personality interview Action story Color sidebar. Stylebook Sexist language Slang Jargon Redundancy Cliché. Chapter 7 – Key Terms. Transitions.

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Journalism Today – Chapter 7 Writing News Stories

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  1. Journalism Today – Chapter 7 Writing News Stories Using Transitions

  2. Back-up quote Transition Body Tie-back Personality interview Action story Color sidebar Stylebook Sexist language Slang Jargon Redundancy Cliché Chapter 7 – Key Terms

  3. Transitions • Words, phrases, or whole paragraphs that hold a story together (make them unified) • These link together paragraphs, making stories unfold orderly and logically • Developing effective transitions is a must-have skill for any journalist!

  4. Transitions • This example appears in your textbook. President Bush today signed into law a new tax reform bill, expected to raise an additional $10 billion a year for the federal treasury. Bush signed the bill in a White House ceremony and then handed out two dozen souvenir pens to the Republican senators who steered the bill to passage. • Did you catch the transition here?

  5. Transitions • The transition is the repetition of the word Bush • The word appears in both paragraphs, letting the reader know our subject hasn’t changed – the reader does not get lost.

  6. Transitions • Look for the transition Commonly recognized as a comical loser, Happy Gilmore could be more serious than his character indicated. A professional golfer who lost his left hand to a hungry alligator, Chubbs is a coach presently running for the United States presidency. • Hmmmmmmmmm . . .

  7. Transitions • Chubbs? Who’s he? • Most readers will assume that the second paragraph’s subject is still Happy Gilmore. • The writer has done nothing to indicate a change in subject. • This is not good, y’all!

  8. For example Furthermore However Likewise Therefore Finally In addition Also Consequently Besides Handy Dandy Transitional Words for the Newswriter

  9. Tying Paragraphs Together • Read the sample story on pages 123-24 in your textbook. • Study the use of subtle transitions that tie the details together, letting the paragraphs flow in a logical order.

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