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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.” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.” Two adjectives before a noun get a
hyphen: “The nine-year-old boy experienced life-threatening intestinal disturbances.”
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”
Traditional journalism starts with the Inverted Pyramid Summarize first, explain later
Traditional journalism starts with the Inverted Pyramid Summarize first, explain later Information is arranged from most
important to least important
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
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
Why Inverted Pyramid?
Why Inverted Pyramid?
Saves readers time and editors space
Why Inverted Pyramid?
Saves readers time and editors space
Condenses information efficiently so readers can grasp facts quickly
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
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?
So what is the IP?
So what is the IP?
The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts
So what is the IP?
The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important factsSecond graph adds more
details or background
So what is the IP?
The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts
Second graph adds more details or backgroundThis graphs adds
more facts
So what is the IP?
The lead, which summarizes the story’s most important facts
Second graph adds more details or background
This graphs addsmore factsMore facts
And that’s where the fun begins! You have to make hundreds of news
judgments when you write a lead
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
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
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
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....
The five Ws (and an H)
Five Ws (and an H)
Who
Five Ws (and an H)
Who: ran for the TD, robbed the bank, insulted the commissioner... who made this news happen?
Five Ws (and an H)
What:
Five Ws (and an H)
What: what happened, what’s going on, what is the point of this story?
Five Ws (and an H)
When: When did this all take place?
Five Ws (and an H)
Where: Where’s this news happening: on the basketball court, in the Supreme Court, in the classroom at LAF?
Five Ws (and an H)
Why:
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?
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?
Five Ws (and an H)
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhyHow
Journo fail, continued
Assignments 10/11
BRING YOUR LAPTOP NEXT WEEK!!! Our serious writing begins
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
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
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
