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| other story structures (besides inverted pyramid) |
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Narrative
Bullet (summary lead, bullets, explanation)
eyewitness accounts
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meetings
obituaries
weather stories
speeches
crime and courtroom stories
periodicals and anniversary stories |
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| most news organizations rely on the news values of ________, _________, and _________ to cover crime stories. |
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conflict
impact
unusualness |
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| ________ is a news value already built into trials. |
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| to write well about a trial, a journalist must understand __________ amd must know about ________. |
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issues that are in question
legal procedures and the legal system |
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| The difference between feature stories and news stories is in ________. |
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| The quickest way to improve writing is to ____________. |
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| feature writing is a way for both readers and writers to get away from the ____ ______ _____ approach of most news stories. |
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| No mistakes are more harmful to the writer than _________ and __________ mistakes. |
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| If possible, verbs should be ______ and ________. |
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| two general types of editing can occur _____ ________ and __________. |
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| Writers must make sure that they answer all of the _________ and _________ questions that their articles create. |
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| The styles that are used for feature writing ____________________. |
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| assume that the writer has more time to read |
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| A good way for the feature writer to approach the job is to beluev |
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| The styles that are used for feature writing ____________________. |
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| assume that the writer has more time to read |
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| a good way for a feature writer to approach the job is to believe that every person is worth _____________________. |
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| at least one good feature story |
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Anecdotal features (story followed by a statement of facts)
suspended interest (raise questions, keep the reader following to see them answered)
profiles (about a person, can go from birth to present OR zero in on a part of a person's life)
question and answer (explanatory paragraph, q and a follows) |
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more detail and description
must sustain the reader's interest longer
uses both direct and indirect quotes
has a central theme or purpose
way of humanizing the news |
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| The goals of a feature writer are the same as a news writer : to __________________ and to ____________. |
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| tell a story accurately; to tell it well |
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| The three major kinds of descriptions that should be contained in a feature are __________, _________, and _________. |
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| descriptions of ACTIONS; descriptions of PEOPLE; and descriptions of PLACES. |
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| the description that makes for the strongest writing is description of _______. |
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| 2 tips for writers to attain vivid descriptions for feature writing |
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1) usage of nouns and verbs
2)remember the 5 senses |
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| 4 parts of a feature stories |
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LEAD
ENGINE PARAGRAPH
BODY
ENDING |
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| engine paragraph of a feature story |
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also called fat paragraph
tells the reader why the story should be read |
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| the body of the feature story should ___________________________. |
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| answer every question that was raised in the lead and fufill every expectation that the lead raised within the reader. |
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| CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WEB |
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immediacy (once its ready, it can go online, less time consuming)
flexibility (journalist has to choose the best format to present the material in for online)
permanency |
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| inline link and link list |
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takes the words inside a sentence or paragraph and makes them into a link.
colored blue |
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can be placed at any appropriate place on the page
not as efficient
CAN offer more info
does not req. the writer to compose the narrative to explain the links |
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| ________ ___________ is possibly the most important concept for a graphic artist working in the mass media, and it is one that should be understood for writers of the web |
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| words, phrases, and sentences that lead visitors into sites |
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the label headline
the sentence headline |
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"campaigning democrats"
dont express a complete thought
2-4 words |
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normal headlines
"president threatens veto of new tax bill" |
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text that describes whats in a picture
identifies people in photo
written in present tense |
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| 3 kinds of summaries for online news |
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-informational
-analytical
-provocative |
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| give readers an overview of a longer story |
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tells how or why
writer must know a lot of info about it
give an interpretation |
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overview
all info, not just most important |
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| try to pique the interest of the reader by expressing opinion or attitude |
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line of type within the body of copy that breaks up the story
best used at natural breaks |
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| reasons blogs arent considered real journalism |
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they dont go through the normal editing process
not a lot of researc is done
some say its a new kind of journalism |
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| the task of developers and writers is to figure out what visitors are _______ and how to _______________. |
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| seeking; give it to them in the best way |
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| they are searching for something in particular when they visit a website |
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| what do readers expect when visiting a site? |
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-speed
-depth (of information)
-visual logic (what the website is about)
-simple organization (easy to find stuff)
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| variety of tools availible to the journalist when reporting ie: pictures, text, graphics |
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| the three types of photos are... |
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scene setting (wide shots)
mid-range (action)
close up |
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| a graphic is best at doing 3 things |
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1) DEPICTING NUMERICAL INFO
2) HELPING THE READER VISUALIZE WHAT CANNOT BE PHOTOGRAPHED
3)ESTABLISHING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION |
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using other ways to present the information
-maps
-table
-video
-audio |
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| text, pictures, graphics, audio, video |
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| 3 things to have in weather stories/crime |
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death, injuries, property damage
amounts of money (crime) |
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| what to put in an obituary |
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contributions to society
personal interests (yankee fan)
accomplishments
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family members
info about sending flowers
the funeral arrangements |
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| periodicals and anniversary stories |
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events occur continuously
they're predictable, ppl want info on them, news organizations can plan around them
-----news org. have to think of new ways to present the info and report on them |
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must sustain interest
"humanizing the news"
central theme |
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4 structures for feature writing
ASPQ |
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*anecdotal
*suspended interest
*profiles
*question and answer |
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| what does on demand mean in regards to the web? |
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| consumers can get their information ON DEMAND. when they want it. no longer subject to when media distributes it |
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| what does on demand mean in regards to the web? |
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| consumers can get their information ON DEMAND. when they want it. no longer subject to when media distributes it |
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| the concept of _________, putting content together in a particular sequence, is changing because consumers can go to a networks web site and watch tv. |
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