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Classmate interview papers

Classmate interview papers. Few style things. Numbers: one through nine, spell out 10 on up, use digits. “The nine-year-old boy ate 27 burritos.”. Few style things. Numbers: one through nine, spell out 10 on up, use digits. “The nine-year-old boy ate 27 burritos.”

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Classmate interview papers

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  1. Classmate interview papers

  2. Few style things • Numbers: one through nine, spell out • 10 on up, use digits. “The nine-year-old boy ate 27 burritos.”

  3. Few style things • Numbers: one through nine, spell out • 10 on up, use digits. “The nine-year-old boy ate 27 burritos.” • Two adjectives before a noun get a hyphen: “The nine-year-old boy experienced life-threatening intestinal disturbances.”

  4. Few style things • Numbers: one through nine, spell out • 10 on up, use digits. “The nine-year-old boy ate 27 burritos.” • Two adjectives before a noun get a hyphen: “The nine-year-old boy experienced life-threatening intestinal disturbances.” • “Homeschool,” not “home school”

  5. Traditional journalism starts with the Inverted Pyramid • Summarize first, explain later

  6. Traditional journalism starts with the Inverted Pyramid • Summarize first, explain later • Information is arranged from most important to least important

  7. Traditional journalism starts with the Inverted Pyramid • Summarize first, explain later • Information is arranged from most important to least important • Best way of delivering “hard” news in all media, from dead-tree newspapers to smart phones

  8. Traditional journalism starts with the Inverted Pyramid • Summarize first, explain later • Information is arranged from most important to least important • Best way of delivering “hard” news in all media, from dead-tree newspapers to smart phones • 69 percent of stories in papers use IP, as do most TV, radio and web stories

  9. Why Inverted Pyramid?

  10. Why Inverted Pyramid? • Saves readers time and editors space

  11. Why Inverted Pyramid? • Saves readers time and editors space • Condenses information efficiently so readers can grasp facts quickly

  12. Why Inverted Pyramid? • Saves readers time and editors space • Condenses information efficiently so readers can grasp facts quickly • It’s still the most important tool in any journalist’s box... you’ve got to master this

  13. Why Inverted Pyramid? • Saves readers time and editors space • Condenses information efficiently so readers can grasp facts quickly • It’s still the most important tool in any journalist’s box... you’ve got to master this • Invented during Civil War, why?

  14. So what is the IP?

  15. So what is the IP? The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts

  16. So what is the IP? The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts Second graph adds more details or background

  17. So what is the IP? The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts Second graph adds more details or background This graphs adds more facts

  18. So what is the IP? The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts Second graph adds more details or background This graphs adds more facts More facts

  19. And that’s where the fun begins! • You have to make hundreds of news judgments when you write a lead

  20. And that’s where the fun begins! • You have to make hundreds of news judgments when you write a lead • You have to identify and rank the most newsworthy elements in each story

  21. And that’s where the fun begins! • You have to make hundreds of news judgments when you write a lead • You have to identify and rank the most newsworthy elements in each story • Sum it up, boil it down

  22. And that’s where the fun begins! • You have to make hundreds of news judgments when you write a lead • You have to identify and rank the most newsworthy elements in each story • Sum it up, boil it down • This takes practice but will pay off no matter you do after high school

  23. And that’s where the fun begins! • You have to make hundreds of news judgments when you write a lead • You have to identify and rank the most newsworthy elements in each story • Sum it up, boil it down • This takes practice but will pay off no matter you do after high school • Which brings us to....

  24. The five Ws (and an H)

  25. Five Ws (and an H) • Who

  26. Five Ws (and an H) • Who: ran for the TD, robbed the bank, insulted the commissioner... who made this news happen?

  27. Five Ws (and an H) • What:

  28. Five Ws (and an H) • What: what happened, what’s going on, what is the point of this story?

  29. Five Ws (and an H) • When: When did this all take place?

  30. Five Ws (and an H) • Where: Where’s this news happening: on the basketball court, in the Supreme Court, in the classroom at LAF?

  31. Five Ws (and an H) • Why:

  32. Five Ws (and an H) • Why: Why did the tax bill fail? Why did the heiress leave $15 million to her dog? Why did the public high-school ban prayer at the football game?

  33. Five Ws (and an H) • How: How does the reader find the hot-new restaurant? How does the mayor get away with not living in her own city? How can the reader avoid listeria in his salad?

  34. Five Ws (and an H) • Who • What • Where • When • Why • How

  35. Journo fail, continued

  36. Assignments 10/11 • BRING YOUR LAPTOP NEXT WEEK!!! Our serious writing begins

  37. Assignments 10/11 • BRING YOUR LAPTOP NEXT WEEK!!! Our serious writing begins • Write a 500 word story on the Rod Thomson interview, using the Inverted Pyramid style

  38. Assignments 10/11 • BRING YOUR LAPTOP NEXT WEEK!!! Our serious writing begins • Write a 500 word story on the Rod Thomson interview, using the Inverted Pyramid style • P. 40-41 of Inside Reporting

  39. Assignments 10/11 • BRING YOUR LAPTOP NEXT WEEK!!! Our serious writing begins • Write a 500 word story on the Rod Thomson interview, using the Inverted Pyramid style • P. 40-41 of Inside Reporting • P. 114-118 TTS

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