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Exploring Alternative Story Forms A presentation by Andy Bechtel assistant professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Overview. What are alternative story forms? Why try them? Types and examples Opportunities and challenges. What are alternative story forms?.

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  1. ExploringAlternative Story FormsA presentation by Andy Bechtelassistant professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  2. Overview • What are alternative story forms? • Why try them? • Types and examples • Opportunities and challenges

  3. What are alternative story forms? • Defining these stories • Are alternative story forms new? • Another option for storytelling • Inspirations • Book of Lists • World Almanac • Attracting reader interest

  4. Types of alternative story forms • Supplemental • Standalone • Hybrids

  5. Example of an ASF

  6. When to use them • Recurring events, annual awards, etc. • “Teachable moments” • Complicated issues • Definitions of terms • Updates and assessments

  7. Advantages • Provide quick facts and deep context. • Can be “bite size.” • Offer variety. • Maintain core principles of accuracy, depth, checking value, etc. • Surprise your reader with a new approach.

  8. Supplemental forms • Highlights – “The Latest” • Timelines – past and future (What’s Next) • Bio/resume – useful for profiles • “The story so far” and “why they fight” – explainers for history, politics, etc. • Definers – explaining our terms • Calls to action – inviting reader interaction

  9. Examples of supplementals • Iraq: The Latest • Timeline: Tale of White Deer • Story So Far: Vietnam War • Definer: What is NATO? The EU?

  10. “The Latest”

  11. Timeline

  12. “The story so far”

  13. Definer (and What’s Next)

  14. Standalone forms • Quiz/Q&A • By the numbers • Checklists and updates • Previews and recaps • Breakdown

  15. Examples of standalones • Machine politics • Kentucky Derby • Commencement • Spongeworthy • Iraq updates

  16. Machine politics

  17. Preview: Kentucky Derby

  18. Recap: Commencement

  19. Spongeworthy

  20. Iraq update

  21. How to write and editstandalone forms • From the get-go or after the fact • Typical ingredients: • Intro graf • Who, what, when • Logical flow • Call to action • Schedules/what’s next • Online refer or refer to more inside the paper

  22. Examples: Before and after • Super Bowl ads • Census • Nobel

  23. Conclusion • Recognizing concerns and limitations • Encouraging newsroom teamwork • Serving readers

  24. Questions and comments

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