10 steps to writing a story

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a Topic
-What is your story about?
-Who is your audience?
-Why is this story important to your audience?
2. Find an Angle
-What about your topic?
-More specifically, what is important about your topic
3. Collect information-
- who are the experts for this story?
-do you need opposing views?
-what interview questions should you ask?
-what other research must be done to complete the story?

4. Conduct the Interview-
-ask open ended questions
-rule of 3: filling the scilence, the non-question question, get good sound bites
-get good sound bytes, A PEICE OF AUDIO THAT CAN STAND ALONE.
5. Shoot your reporter stand up-
- should have a good idea what story is about
- no first person: i want
-stand up should provide information that audience doesnt know.
6. Organize your sound bytes-
- what quotes should i use?
- how can i orginaze the quotes to tell a story.
7. Write segues in your story.
- use words that tie the interviews together
-what other information can i add to the story?
-can the story stand on its own?
8. Write the beginning and end of your story.
- write body first
- best sound bytes for beginning and end
- paraphrase a sound byte at the begining
-leave them with strongest sound byte at end.
9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____________________.

Facebook photos land Eden Prairie kids in trouble

In Eden Prairie someone reported pictures of student athletes having pictures of them with drinks in their hands on facebook. this resulted in the students having to have meetings with their deans and getting suspended from the sport they play. i think this is invasion of privacy and its not something the school should be handling its something the parents should be taking care of. and i also think its ridiculous that someone has snitched on them. it doesn't benefit anything.

Which court standard did someone follow or break in your article?
Do you agree with the decisions in your article? no i dont think school should be invovled with personal life outside of school.
What do you feel should have been done in this instance? the parents should have handled it.
What do you feel will be the future of rights in today's digital age? they will probably start censoring texts
What rights do you have inside of school? none
What rights do you have outside of school? freedom of religion, pettition, speech (kinda)

notes on first amendment

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
speech, religon. pettition, press, assmbly

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially" disrupt class.

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
they can censor student speech that is valgure or indesient.

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
censorchip of school sponsered student expression is permissible when school officals can show that it is reasonably related to legitimate pedagoglical concerns.

5. What is the Frederick Standard?


6. What is the definition of libel?

wisconsin power play

in wisconsin there is a lot of protesting going on against budget and unions. the governer wants to get rid of the unions. Wisconsin is facing a budget crunch, although its difficulties are less severe than those facing many other state. i wonder why wisconsin is having such budget problems? what are they spending their money on?

student press law quiz

i got a 20 out of 30 on the quiz. i guessed on most of them because there were a lot of words. so i must be a good guesser!

First Amendment Quiz

i got 12 out of 30 on the amendment quiz. this shows that i should learn more about the first amendment so i will know which of my rights are protected.

O.j. simpson was beaten in prision

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/15/oj-simpson-beaten-unconscious-prison-attack_n_823504.html

O.J. simpson claimed that while he was in jail he got beat up by another prisoner. This being a big deal, it was the talk around the nation for a little bit. recently, a jail gaurd reports that O.j. simpson was never attacked or even came close to being attacked while in prision. But the gaurd was lying and O.j simpson did in fact get attacked, the jail gaurds wanted it to be a secret and didnt want to seem like prision was out of control.

Devony's photoshop

Deer smashes through window

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/906922/14/Deer-smashes-through-couples-bedroom-window

A couple woke up to a deer smashing through their bedroom window Saturday morning. the deer ran through the house frantcly. there was blood all over there bathroom from the injured deer.
The DNR says the deer lunged toward the windows because it probably saw its reflection, similar to when a bird flies into a window. i feel bsd for the deer because he was probably in a residental area because there is less and less forest space every year.

Abbott nurse accused of stealing painkiller

http://www.startribune.com/local/115663559.html

Registered nurse Casareto, 33, of Forest Lake, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with theft of a painkiller which is a felony. The theft happened Nov. 8 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, during a patient's surgery for kidney stones. this is not okay. that poor man was suffering just because of that selfish nurse who was obviously not thinking about the pain that man was going through.

Meet the dog who knows 1,022

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41489081/ns/today-today_pets_and_animals/

a dog named chaser knows 1,022 nouns. he can pick out what you tell him to thats in a pile amound other things. he knows how to find items with spongebob on it. the owner will say fetch spongebob and chaser will come back with a frisbee disk with spongebob on it. border collies are very smart and they learn from practice and repition. so the owners practice with their dog constantly and teach him the words so he knows them well. this to me, is amazing and it takes a lot of pacients for the owners to take the time to work with their dog and teach him the nouns and phrases.

Girl is deathly allergic to cold.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41466518/ns/today-today_health?gt1=43001

A 9 year old girl who is allergic to the cold. she can never play in the snow, she cant eat anything thats below 70 degrees, she cant take her dog on walks and she cant enjoy the beauty of winter. If her allergic reaction is untreated she could die. she lives in new york.
my opnion on this article is that if this girl is so deathly allergic to the cold then she should move somewhere warm so she doesnt have to deal with the risks of death.

The best and worse ads of 2011 Super Bowl

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=82528&type=entertainment

These is always a big hype about the super bowl commercials. Many people only watch the game just to see entertaining advertisements, and decide which ones are the best. Companies spend a ton of money just so they can air their products during the big game so millions of people can hear about what they are trying to promote. Promoters spend 3 million dollars just for a 30 second add. the 3 best commercials were; Doritos "house sitting", Chrysler "imported from" Detroit. and Volkswagen "the force" the worst were Mini " cram it in the boot" Livingsocial.com "it changed my life", Groupon Timothy Hutton/ Tibet ad. In my opinion the Doritos " house sitting" ad was the best. because it had a lot of humor and people like funny things.


What is the company?
Chrysler
Who is the target audience:
People who can drive
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Celebrity
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
the were showing around Detroit
What is the slogan/message for the company?
Made in Detroit
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes because eminem was promoting it.

What is the company?
Volkswagen
Who is the target audience:
Parents
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
dramatic music
What is the slogan/message for the company?
the force
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, because it was cute and people can relate.

What is the company?
Doritios
Who is the target audience:
People who eat Doritios
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
quick shots
What is the slogan/message for the company?
Doritios can fix anything
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, because the guy is eating doritios and it makes me want to eat them.

Brodcasting and journalism notes

NOTES ON NEWS

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.

Brodcasting: air instantly on tv,raido, and internet.
journalism: reporting of current events

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Unusualness- the different, the unusual, the out of the ordinary. EX: church roof collasped.

2. Significance- important events that affect many people. EX: taxes,elections,wars.

3. Timeliness- old news isnt news: its HISTORY. EX: people wanna hear about it when it happens

4. Proximity- people want to know about nearby events. EX: local school gang activity.

5. Prominence- when well-known people, buildings, or places are involved, that is news. EX: famous people
6. Human Interest- Stories about ordinary people or animals, humorous or dramatic. EX: heartwarming




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
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Kids weight increases the more mom's work.

research shows that the more a mom works the more weight their child gains. At the age of third grade it was about a 1-pound gain for every six months the kids mother worked. The weight gain was cumulativethe connection between the two became stronger as the kids got into fifth and sixth grade in the observance of 900 children. I belive this research because i know that when my mom is working late i dont make dinner and i just snack on food and then if she gets home late we just go grab some fast food. Also that childern with unempoyed moms watch less tv than childern with moms who work a lot. i think that this is a good thing to be researched and that it is a correct statement.

Allen, Lucas H- knows how to swing dance.
Blanchard, Derek J-cheerleader
Boese, Sara M- 75% german
Brazelton, Keely R=- 32 siblings
Buchanan, Tiarra S-wants to be chowder
Carlson, Devony R-commerical when a baby
Cordova, Christian J- CSI scientist
Cox, Derrick D- class at rosemount
Devries, Peter T-genius
Erickson, Nathaniel P- how in 1
Felker, Marisa L- going to sweden
Fraki, Hannah R-knows how to knit
Groskreutz, Jackson H- role model is john lennon
Jones, Nadia S- 9 siblings
Kading, Caroline E- almost died in a car accident
Kane, William M- go by middle name
Lafontaine, Kristin D-hyper extended spine
Lesch, John R-plays bag pipe
Mcgroarty, Cody J-world star cheeleader
Mitchell, Alexander C-irish and scottish
Morrissey, Gretta E- can wisthle with fingers
Pelant, Benjamin M- diabetes
Rasugu, Billy P- writes his own music
Reagles, Alex J-snow boarded
-Rosario, Brian L-going to marienes
Schiebel, Derek M-coopers town for baseball
Schlotfeldt, Katherine A- volcano rock in knee
Smith, Madison B-twist arm around
Strusz, Ashley E-on tv for dance recitle
Sytchev, Vladislav-from russia
Thompson, Collin P-he has a twin
Wangler, Matthew J-broke his nose
White, Hannah Y-redwood city california
Wunderlich, Benjamin D- born on the hottest day of the year
Zemien, Brianna J-100% polish

Fargo school bus driver arrested for DWI while on the job

A bus driver in Fargo,north dakota was arrested after he crashed into a snow bank on his way to pick up students after school. the man was swerving all over the road and it was a suspuscion of drunk driving. officers say the man was not acting normal and he was clearly under the influence of alchol. to me this is rediclous that he was about to pick up 40 kids from school while driving drunk. The fact that he would put all of those kids life in danger.