Writing a Story
Friday's assignment: Watch 30 minutes of the news and do a news log (story, time, criteria of newsworthiness). This must be posted to your blog before class begins on Friday.
10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism
1. Find a ___Topic_________.
- Sports
- Theater Production
- Know your Audience
2. Find an __Angle_________.
- Determines the Question
- Focus on the topic
- It can change
3. Collect _____Information/Data___________.
- Location
- Names
- Schedules
4. Conduct the ______Interview__________.
- 3 Experts
- At least 3 Questions
- Ask open ended questions (EX: How, Why, What)
- Soundbite: Piece of audio that can stand on its own
5. Shoot your reporter ________Standup_______ _________.
- Reporter should always appear one time
- Appear in the middle
- Used as transition
6. Organize your _______Soundbites________.
- Choose which interviews you want to use
- Choose the order
- Choose the best one
7. Write ______Segues (Transitions)________ in your story.
- Information between Soundbites
- When reporter speaks
-Filler
8. Write the ____Ends ____________ and ____Outs______________ of your story.
- What the anchor says going in and out into the story
- Anchors write scripts and reporters writes ins and outs
- Don't use the same thing
10. Collect ___B-roll________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- All video footage used for story
- Natural sound
- Incorporate five senses
*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ______A-roll______(Audio)________.
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