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Your SECOND BEAT REPORT assignment is to turn in a print or broadcast version of a second news story on your beat, however this assignment is worth twice as much as the last because this one involves two more requirements: 1. CORA ELEMENT: This assignment is based on your same beat, and is also a news type story, but one of the main focus reveals in your story is some type of data you obtained via a Colorado Open Records Act Request, courtesy of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition:  https://coloradofoic.org/create-and-send-a-public-records-request/ (链接到外部网站。) 2. VISUAL ELEMENT: to go along with your piece. If it is for PRINT, then include 1-2 photos with complete and properly written captions and photographer credits. Either you may take the photos, or, find photos available on free photo sharing sites such as  www.Unsplash.com (链接到外部网站。)  where photographers upload content for free but require you use credit. This assignment has a two week minimum turn-around-time (TAT), because immediately leaving this class, you will be filing a Colorado Open Records Request (CORA) For PRINT, this should be approximately 500 words. For BROADCAST, this should be approximately 1min 30 secs to 2 minutes. On this first assignment, I expect to see at least 2-to-3 quotes or soundbites. Photos or visuals are not yet required, simplify the assignment itself. This assignment is worth 20 points of your final grade. Here are some resources, which are either linked here and/or in the FILES section of Canvas. They include: · How to write a lead  - good article on why "grabbing" your audience right out of the gate is so important · News Report Planning Template - if it's been a while since you've written a news article, this is a great way to organize the material you've gathered, for both print and broadcast, and put it into a cohesive, digestible sketch before putting pen to paper. · News Writing for Print Tips (链接到外部网站。) : Excellent article about the basics of print writing, the Inverted Pyramid, and how to know what to include - and in what order - in a print story. · What is in a PRINT News Article - EXPLAINED  (链接到外部网站。) : This document explains the parts of a news article, including headline, subheadline, byline, dateline, copy, etc. This example is approximately 250 words. Most assignments for this class will be twice this long at 500 words. · TEMPLATES: Both of the following template links are located in the SYLLABUS and in the assignment itself: · Broadcast News Template  (链接到外部网站。) : This template uses the side-by-side broadcast news format in Google Docs (or the version in FILES is a MS Word .docx) which you can copy and utilize for your story. As mentioned in class, I request that you write the whole story, from anchor toss, to anchor take-back. · Print News Template  (链接到外部网站。) : This template is a simple print outline for your story, which requires a headline, a subheadline, a byline, dateline, and the copy and content of approximately 500 words. We will talk about this assignment at length in class on Monday, September 20, 2021. This assignment is due via upload to CANVAS by 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. 9/8/2021 Writing Leads // Purdue Writing Lab https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/writing_leads.html 1/4 Welcome to the Purdue OWL https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/writing_leads.html This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue University. When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice. Copyright ©1995-2018 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, reproduced, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions of fair use. How to Write a Lead Introduction The lead, or opening paragraph, is the most important part of a news story. With so many sources of information – newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and the internet – audiences simply are not willing to read beyond the first paragraph (and even sentence) of a story unless it grabs their interest. A good lead does just that. It gives readers the most important information in a clear, concise and interesting manner. It also establishes the voice and direction of an article. TIPS FOR WRITING A LEAD �. The Five W’s and H: Before writing a lead, decide which aspect of the story – who, what, when, where, why, how – is most important. You should emphasize those aspects in your lead. Wait to explain less important aspects until the second or third sentence. �. Conflict: Good stories have conflict. So do many good leads. �. Specificity: Though you are essentially summarizing information in most leads, try to be specific as possible. If your lead is too broad, it won’t be informative or interesting. �. Brevity: Readers want to know why the story matters to them and they won’t wait long for the answer. Leads are often one sentence, sometimes two. Generally, they are 25 to 30 words and should rarely be more than 40. This is somewhat arbitrary, but it’s important – especially for young journalists – to learn how to deliver information concisely. See the OWL’s page on concise writing https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/conciseness/index.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/paramedic_method.html 9/8/2021 Writing Leads // Purdue Writing Lab https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/writing_leads.html 2/4 (../../general_writing/academic_writing/conciseness/index.html) for specific tips. The Paramedic Method (../../general_writing/academic_writing/paramedic_method.html) is also good for writing concisely. �. Active sentences: Strong verbs will make your lead lively and interesting. Passive constructions, on the other hand, can sound dull and leave out important information, such as the person or thing that caused the action. Incomplete reporting is often a source of passive leads (../../general_writing/academic_writing/active_and_passive_voice/index.html). �. Audience and context: Take into account what your reader already knows. Remember that in today’s media culture, most readers become aware of breaking news as it happens. If you’re writing for a print publication the next day, your lead should do more than merely regurgitate yesterday’s news. �. Honesty: A lead is an implicit promise to your readers. You must be able to deliver what you promise in your lead. WHAT TO AVOID �. Flowery language: Many beginning writers make the mistake of overusing adverbs and adjectives in their leads. Concentrate instead on using strong verbs and nouns. �. Unnecessary words or phrases: Watch out for unintentional redundancy. For example, 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, or very unique. You can’t a�ord to waste space in a news story, especially in the lead. Avoid clutter and cut right to the heart of the story. �. Formulaic leads: Because a lot of news writing is done on deadline, the temptation to write tired leads is strong. Resist it. Readers want information, but they also want to be entertained. Your lead must sound genuine, not merely mechanical. �. It: Most editors frown on leads that begin with the word it because it is not precise and disorients the reader. TYPES OF LEADS Summary lead: This is perhaps the most traditional lead in news writing. It is often used for breaking news. A story about a city council vote might use this “just the facts” approach. Straight news leads tend to provide answers to the most important three or four of the Five W’s and H. Historically this type of lead has been used to convey who, what, when and where. But in today’s fast-paced media atmosphere, a straightforward recitation of who, what, when and where can sound stale by the time a newspaper hits the stands. Some newspapers are adjusting to this reality by posting breaking news online as it happens and filling the print edition with more evaluative and analytical stories focused on why and how. Leads should reflect this. Anecdotal lead: Sometimes, beginning a story with a quick anecdote can draw in readers. The anecdote must be interesting and must closely illustrate the article’s broader point. If you use this approach, specificity and concrete detail are essential and the broader significance of the anecdote should be explained within the first few sentences following the lead. Other types of leads: A large number of other approaches exist, and writers should not feel boxed in by formulas. That said, beginning writers can abuse certain kinds of leads. These include leads that begin with a question or direct quotation and those that make a direct appeal using the word you. While such leads might be appropriate in some circumstances, use them sparsely and cautiously. EXAMPLES https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/conciseness/index.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/paramedic_method.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/active_and_passive_voice/index.html 9/8/2021 Writing Leads // Purdue Writing Lab https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/writing_leads.html 3/4 Summary lead: County administrator faces ouster By Tony Cook for The Cincinnati Post, Jan. 14, 2005 Two Hamilton County Commissioners plan to force the county s̓ top administrator out of o�ce today. Commentary: This lead addresses the traditional who, what and when. If this information had been reported on TV or radio the day before, this lead might not be a good one for the print edition of the newspaper; however, if the reporter had an exclusive or posted this information online as soon as it became available, then this lead would make sense. Note that it is brief (15 words) and uses an active sentence construction. Summary lead: Lobbyists flout disclosure rules in talks with commissioners By Tony Cook and Michael Mishak for the Las Vegas Sun, July 13, 2008 On more than 170 occasions this year, lobbyists failed to �le disclosure forms when they visited Clark County commissioners, leaving the public in the dark about what issues they were pushing and on whose behalf. Commentary: This lead is more representative of the less timely, more analytical approach that some newspapers are taking in their print editions. It covers who, what and when, but also why it matters to readers. Again, it uses active verbs, it is specific (170 occasions) and it is brief (35 words). Anecdotal lead: Tri-staters tell stories of the devastating tsunami By Tony Cook for The Cincinnati Post, Jan. 8, 2005 From Dan Ralescu s̓ sun-warmed beach chair in Thailand, the Indian Ocean began to look, oddly, not so much like waves but bread dough. Commentary: This article is a local angle on the devastating tsunami that struck Southeast Asia in 2005. As a result of the massive death toll and worldwide impact, most readers would have been inundated with basic information about the tsunami. Given that context, this lead uses an unexpected image to capture the reader’s attention and prepare them for a new take on the tsunami. Again, it is brief (23 words). Question lead: Same lobbyist for courts, shorter term, more money By Tony Cook for the Las Vegas Sun, June 29, 2008 9/8/2021 Writing Leads // Purdue Writing Lab https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/writing_leads.html 4/4 What s̓ increasing faster than the price of gasoline? Apparently, the cost of court lobbyists. District and Justice Court Judges want to hire lobbyist Rick Loop for $150,000 to represent the court system in Carson City through the 2009 legislative session. During the past session, Loop s̓ price tag was $80,000. Commentary: Question leads can be useful in grabbing attention, but they are rarely as e�ective as other types of leads in terms of clearly and concisely providing the main point of a story. In this case, the second paragraph must carry a lot of the weight that would normally be handled in the lead. News Report: Planning Template Name: _________________________________ The Lead  Catches reader interest.  Highlights most important or up-to-date information.  Answers the 5 W’s.  Consists of the first one or two paragraphs of the article. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Headline:  Statement summarizing report content  Subject and predicate Subheading:  Expands on headline Byline:  Name of Journalist The Body  Explains the lead.  Story events are rearranged in order of importance (i.e. the most important information comes first).  Details are provided in many short, independent paragraphs of two to three sentences each. Supporting Paragraph:  One Important Supporting Fact or Detail Supporting Par- agraph:  Another Supporting Fact or Detail Now, using the information on this template, and the many instructional tips, begin creating a rough copy of your news report. Then, word process a good copy of your news report. The Conclusion  Consists of one summary paragraph of one to two sentences.  Outlines how the event was resolved and/or identifies future happenings due to the news event. Other News Report Conventions  Write in Third Person (Objective) Narration. Remember that you are a reporter whose job it is to report the facts that have been provided to you. Never give your opinion in a news article.  Use non-connotative dialogue tags, like “said” or “says” to maintain the impression of your objectivity.  When introducing information, remind the reader of your objectivity by acknowledging the sources of the information, (i.e. “according to one witness”, “according to one source”, “according to police”).  Include a photograph and a caption underneath the photograph that explains the photograph and its importance to the news event.  Present the news article in column form with a “Justified” alignment.  Write the news report in the past tense.  Include action verbs to create interest.  Include linking words that indicate time (e.g. yesterday, when, after, during, until, finally, before, etc.).  Write in full sentences, using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Quotation:  Direct quote from a witness, participant, spokesperson, victim, etc.  Be sure to identify the person and his/ her connection to the event Supporting Par- agraph:  Another, but Less Important, Fact or Detail Quotation:  Second direct quote Resolution: NEWS WRITING FOR PRINT - TOP TIPS By Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy ~ Source: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/WC191 INTRODUCTION A good print news story will contain the following components: inverted pyramid structure, five Ws and H, leads, objective writing, news writing techniques, quotations and attributions, Associated Press Style, and proper grammar and punctuation. Proper grammar and punctuation will be covered in a separate EDIS publication. INVERTED PYRAMID STRUCTURE The inverted pyramid structure is the most commonly used structure for news writing. The inverted pyramid presents the most important information in a news story first, followed in descending order by less-important information. This structure works well for two reasons. First, the most important information, which is presented at the beginning, helps to grab the reader’s attention and interest, so the reader is more likely to read the entire article. Second, a story written in the inverted pyramid structure means the least important information is at the very end of the structure. Therefore, if the story needs to be cut, it can be cut from the bottom without any loss of important information. If you put important information at the end, it may get deleted. Additionally, with most consumers reading their news online, this helps ensure that they will see your most critical information even if they do not click through to read a full article. The inverted pyramid structure is based on the “five Ws and H” and good leads. The lead, or first paragraph, is a simple statement that provides focus to the news story. A lead should be written as simply as possible and should contain as many of the five Ws and H as can be understood easily. The body of the inverted pyramid story adds detail to the information that has been introduced in the lead. The body should provide more information, supporting evidence, and context in the form of direct and indirect quotes, more details, and other descriptions. Stories in the inverted pyramid structure avoid falling into the trap of a chronological storytelling of what happened at an event (“this happened, then this happened, then this happened”). For example, what happens at the beginning of a meeting or event is rarely the most important or interesting thing that occurred. Votes or policy recommendations often happen at the end of meetings. INVERTED PYRAMID STRUCTURE OF NEWS WRITING The inverted pyramid is the structure most commonly used for news writing. The inverted pyramid presents the most important information in a news story first, followed in descending order by less-important information. FIVE WS AND H The five Ws and H are the key components of any news stories. They stand for who, what, when, where, why, and how. The five Ws and H also can be the questions that a news story should answer, such as: · Who said or did something? · What was said or done? What happened? · When was it said or done? When did it happen? · Where was it said or done? Where did it happen? · Why was it said or done? Why did it happen? · How was it said or done? How did it happen? How does this affect me? To gain the reader's attention you should begin the lead with the most interesting or most important element of the five Ws and H. Others are added later in the story. The aspect used most often in the lead is the what, or perhaps the who, if it is someone important. What happened is usually what most people want to read about first. LEADS The lead paragraph, lead or lede (pronounced LEED), is the first paragraph in the news story. The lead grabs the reader’s attention and contains as many of the five Ws and H as can be understood easily. The reporter must make a judgment about what to put in a lead, based on the newsworthiness criteria described previously. A good lead generally will contain at least three of the five Ws and H. However, one mistake writers sometimes make is trying to put too much in a lead. The lead should be brief, no more than 25 words. Following are descriptions of some types of leads that you might include in your stories. The summary lead is the most common news-style lead seen in newspapers. The summary lead provides the most important of the five Ws and H elements. It gets the basic information up front. If you include a who in your lead, you do not have to use the person’s name. You can identify someone by title or job position and then include the person’s name later in the story. The following example shows how you can identify people without using their names. Unless the who in your story is someone important or well known, rarely will you want to list the person’s name in the lead paragraph. Example: Five Anyville 4-H members and a volunteer were injured Sunday night when their van slid out of control on icy roads in eastern Kentucky. This summary lead contains who (five Anyville 4-H members and one volunteer), what (were injured when their van slid out of control), when (Sunday night), where (eastern Kentucky), and how (icy roads), and it is 25 words. The question lead asks a question to grab the reader’s attention. The question lead is seldom used because if a reader does not care about the answer to the question, then that person probably will stop reading. Example: Will the older adult vote affect local elections? Not if older adults are not registered to cast their ballots. A quotation lead is a direct quotation used in the first paragraph. Unless the quotation is something memorable or unusual, the quotation lead should be avoided, because it is considered that the story’s writer has given up on being creative and just inserted a quotation to jump-start a story. The following example shows how a quotation lead can work, because the quotation is out of the ordinary. Example: “My plane is taking off without me,” shouted a student pilot to his instructor as he dashed down the runway after the Cessna 140. OBJECTIVE REPORTER Another aspect of journalistic writing is the objective reporter. Now, because everyone can communicate with their target audiences, anyone can be a “reporter.” To be a good reporter, though, you should follow these guidelines. Reporters should be transparent in their writing. They should avoid using first-person pronouns (I, me, we, our, my, us) or second-person pronouns (you, your) outside of a source’s direct quote. Reporters also should set aside their own views and opinions. Allowing the writer’s opinions, prejudices, and biases to enter a story is called editorializing. News reporters should report only what they see and hear. How a reporter feels about that information is not relevant to the news story. This is also important for communicators who write news stories or news releases about their organizations to share with news media. They should avoid being overly promotional in their writing. To avoid editorializing, a writer should present only facts and limit or eliminate most adjectives, except in direct quotes. For example, instead of writing, “He was sad,” describe what the person did that made you think he was sad. Instead of writing, “He was sad,” you could write, “He placed his head in his hands and wept.” Present what you see and hear; let the reader make the connection that the person was sad. How do you know something is “interesting,” “impressive,” “tragic,” or “avoidable”? That is your opinion. Just present the facts. Leave the value judgment to your readers. Journalists often go by the adage, “Show, don’t tell.” Editorializing can be avoided by attributing any information that is not a fact or is not common knowledge. If the information is not common knowledge, may or may not be true, or is entirely opinion, it must be attributed to someone. If not everyone knows something to be true, your responsibility is to attribute that information to a source. You do not have to wrap up the story. That is one of the functions of the inverted pyramid structure. When there is nothing else to write, just stop. NEWS WRITING TECHNIQUES The following summarizes news writing techniques for print: · Short sentences: Sentences in news stories average 20 to 25 words or so. Do not string together, with commas and conjunctions, several sentences into one long sentence. The best way to shorten sentences is to use periods, not commas and conjunctions. · Short paragraphs: For news stories, paragraphs should be no more than three sentences long. Usually, paragraphs are one or two sentences long. This is much different than the writing you have done for your composition and English classes, which emphasizes four or five sentences per paragraph. · Third person: A news story should be written completely in third person (e.g., he, she, it, they), except when you use a person’s own words in a direct quotation. · Nouns and verbs: Place emphasis more on nouns and verbs than on adjectives and adverbs. Overusing adjectives and adverbs will cause you to editorialize. Remove unnecessary adjectives like “very.” Action verbs keep a story moving and grab the reader more than “to be” verbs (be, is, are, am, was, were), which show little action. Use action verbs to describe what you observe. · Simple writing: Use simple words and simple sentences. Not every sentence should be in the simple-sentence format (subject-verb-object), but the simple sentence is a good tool for clearing up muddy writing. · Jargon and clichés: Avoid jargon and clichés. Jargon is technical language used in specialized fields or in specific groups. Clichés are overused words and phrases, such as “it cost an arm and a leg,” “a drop in the bucket,” and “on the cutting edge.” · Transitions: Transitions tie together what you have written. Each sentence in a story should logically follow the previous sentence or should relate to it in some way. New information in a story should be connected to information already introduced. Transitions include the following: · Connectors help unify the writing. For the most part, they are conjunctions such as and, but, or, for, thus, however, therefore, meanwhile, and others. They do not have great value in terms of the content of the writing, but they are necessary for its flow. · Hooks are words or phrases that are repeated throughout an article to give the reader a sense of unity. For example, in a story about the city council, the word “council” used throughout the story would be a hook. · Pronouns are one of the best transitional devices for writing about people. Instead of using a person’s name each time, use a pronoun about every other time the person is mentioned in the story. QUOTATIONS AND ATTRIBUTION Quotations are the words of someone talking. It is a good idea to use quotations to bring “life” to your story. Quotations can be either direct or indirect. A direct quotation is the exact words of a person talking (or quoted) in a news story. An indirect quotation, also called a paraphrase, may have one word or a few of the same words that a speaker used, but it will also have words that the speaker did not use. Paraphrases express what the source said but with different words from those the speaker used. The exact words spoken by the speaker in a direct quotation or in an indirect quote will be inside quotation marks. Accuracy and context are critical for quotations. Make sure you have someone’s words attributed accurately and do not take their words out of context. A good news story will use more paraphrases than direct quotations. Direct quotations do add “life” to a story, but they should be used sparingly. Use them to supplement a story. Do not string together long sections of direct quotes. Attribution means telling readers where the information in a story comes from. Attribution is extremely important in news writing. It is one way writers can avoid editorializing in their story, by making sure that information in their stories can be attributed to someone or some organization. Writers should attribute anything that is not common knowledge to all readers. Attributing information sources also allows the reader to assess the credibility of the information by assessing the source of the information. Some sources are more credible than others. Here are some examples of attribution: Indirect quote/paraphrase: Myers said the incident was under investigation. Indirect quote (with some of the words as the exact words of the speaker): Myers said the incident was being investigated, but that it would be “a long time before the investigation is completed.” Direct quote: “The incident is under investigation,” Myers said. Direct quote: “The incident is under investigation,” Myers said, “but it will be a long time before the investigation is completed.” Following are some guidelines for attributing information and including quotations in news stories: · Use the person’s first name and last name when identifying a person by name for the first time in the story. This is also called “first reference.” Afterward, use only the person’s last name. Some newspapers use courtesy titles—such as Dr., Mr., Ms., and Mrs.—before the last name (“Ms. Becker,” “Mr. Mallory”). However, the predominant practice is not to use courtesy titles. You do not have to include the person’s last name each time you reference the person; you can use a pronoun (he, she) every other time, instead of the person’s last name. · Use quotation marks around a word or group of words when someone has spoken or written those exact words. · Every quotation (direct or indirect) must have attribution. · Each direct quotation should be its own paragraph. This may mean that the paragraph with a direct quotation is only one sentence. · Use “said” for attribution. Many people try to look through a thesaurus for a different word to use, such as stated, noted, or exclaimed. Said is a neutral word. Use it. ASSOCIATED PRESS STYLE The Associated Press is an international organization of professional journalists. The organization has a writing style for news stories. You must follow Associated Press Style if you are going to write news stories professionally or provide news releases about your events to news media. Every journalist and public relations professional must understand and use Associated Press (AP) Style. It is recommended that you purchase an Associated Press Stylebook at least every two to three years to see if any additions to the Stylebook have been made or if any entries have changed. You can also pay for an online subscription through the website or app. For example, the 2006 Associated Press Stylebook listed “(123) 555-5678” as the correct way to include telephone numbers in a news story. The telephone number entry was changed in the 2007 Associated Press Stylebook to “123-555-5678.” In the 2009 edition of the Stylebook, “website” was listed as two words: “Web site.” In the 2010 edition, it had been changed to one word, not capitalized: “website.” In addition, you should review the Stylebook’s section on edit marks. You may never need to know certain Associated Press Stylebook listings, such as if “nearsighted” is one word, two words, or hyphenated. (It is one word, by the way, according to the 2010 edition.) However, you will need to know how to correctly write an address and to use numbers and measurements, among other things. The following list of Associated Press tips is not meant to be a complete list of everything you should know, but it should keep you from having to memorize everything in the Stylebook. NUMBERS · In general, spell out whole numbers nine and below. (The nine boys) · Use figures for 10 and above. (The 25 boys) · “Million” and “billion” are used with round numbers. (2.3 million. 250 billion) · “Thousands” are numbers. (186,540) · Ages are always numbers. (The 2-year-old girl. John is 21 years old.) · Measurements and dimensions are always numbers. (25 percent. 3 yards. He is 5 feet tall.) · Years are always numbers. (He was born in 1990.) · However, spell out any number – except for a year – that begins a sentence. (Four-year-old Tom Adams won an award. 2007 was a good year.) ABBREVIATIONS · Titles: Some titles are abbreviated, but only in front of someone’s name. The abbreviated titles are “Dr.,” “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “Rev.” (reverend), “Sen.” (senator), “Rep.” (representative), “Gov.” (governor), “Lt. Gov.” (lieutenant governor), and military ranks. For example, “Gov. Adams said he liked the presentation.” Titles are spelled out if they are not in front of a person’s name. (“Adams, the governor of Georgia, said he liked the presentation.”) · Street addresses: The words “street,” “avenue,” and “boulevard” are spelled out unless they are part of a full street address. “Road,” “alley,” “circle,” and “drive” are not abbreviated. · He lives on Main Street. He lives at 1245 Main St. · She lives on Bamboo Avenue. She lives at 405 Bamboo Ave. · They live on Citrus Boulevard. They live at 80 Citrus Blvd. · The box was delivered to Boone Road. The box was delivered to 890 Boone Road. · Months and dates: Months are spelled out unless they come before a date. Check the Associated Press Stylebook to see how each month is abbreviated. Months that are five letters or shorter are never abbreviated (March, April, May, June, and July). 1. She moved last February. 2. She moved in February 2014. 3. She moved on Feb. 6, 2014. 4. She moved on March 15, 2014. · Organizations: Spell out names of organizations (colleges, groups, clubs) on first reference. Abbreviate the names, if necessary, on second reference. · First reference: College of Agriculture Student Council. · Second reference: CASC Student Name | 87#-- | 00/00/00 Assignment ## -MFJS - 3310 - Advanced News Writing & Reporting Broadcast News Script Template (Change to title of the story) {===ANCHOR===} {===ANCHOR===} ON CAMERA THIS IS THE LEAD, WHERE WE HOOK THE VIEWER AND TELL THEM WHY THIS IS A STORY THEY MUST SEE. TURN TO DOUBLE BOXES JOINING US NOW IS REPORTER (NAME) LIVE AT THE (PLACE) WHERE (RELEVANCE) - (NAME) - (ASK A RELEVANT QUESTION) REPORTER LIVE ON CAMERA IN FIELD ===REPORTER LIVE INTRO=== REPORTER SAYS AN IMPORTANT HEADLINE HERE ABOUT THE STORY AND WHY IT’S SO HIGH UP IN THE NEWSCAST. SECOND SENTENCE IS THE LEAD IN LINE TO REPORTER’S PACKAGE ON TAPE. ====PKG==== NOTE: *On this side, you will use descriptions to match what video will be used to cover up the tracks or audio soundbites if we’re not seeing peoples’ faces. Examples below. ====SOT FULL=== ===TRACK/VO of tba video==== ===SOT FULL=== ===SOTVO cover end of sot with tba video==== ===TRACK/VO continue video from above==== ===SOT VO cover with video of tba=== ===DISSOLVE BACK TO LIVE REPORTER=== ====NATS=== “short snippet of a quote or nat sound of kids/nature/people at a rally” ===TRACK=== HERE IS THE FIRST LINE WHERE THE REPORTER TELLS A MAIN NEW NUGGET OF THE STORY. ===SOT==== “Here is a soundbite on tape (aka “sot”) where a strong soundbite tells more of the story, from a credible or passionate source.” ===TRACK=== HERE IS WHERE THE REPORTER MAY ONLY NOW INTRODUCE THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO JUST SPOKE, AND GIVE HER NAME, TITLE AND CREDIBILITY, AND EXPLAIN WHY SHE’S SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THIS STORY/CAUSE/SITUATION. ====SOT=== “Next soundbite here is possibly an opposing soundbite if this is a news story and there are opposing viewpoints, or, if it’s a fully positive story, it could be another soundbite of support.” ===TRACK=== HERE IS ANOTHER LINE WITH INFORMATION OR FACTS FROM THE REPORTER. MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE CAN BE INSERTED INTO A TRACK SEGMENT AT A TIME. ===SOT=== “Here is one last soundbite that leaves the story on a positive or inquisitive note…” ===DISSOLVE BACK TO LIVE REPORTER=== REPORTER LIVE ON CAMERA IN FIELD ====REPORTER LIVE TAG=== REPORTER HERE SAYS ONE LAST RELEVANT LINE REPORTER AND ANCHOR IN DOUBLE BOXES ====REPORTER LIVE TAG=== REPORTER SAYS ANCHOR, BACK TO YOU. ===ANCHOR=== REPORTER, QUESTION, ASKS QUICK QUESTION. ===REPORTER== ANSWERS QUICK QUESTION. ===ANCHOR=== THANKS REPORTER. ### Student Name | 87#-- | 00/00/00 Assignment ## -MFJS - 3310 - Advanced News Writing & Reporting Print News Template (Delete this box) Headline here in larger font and often a different font than the rest of the copy and it is often in italics and has no period at the end Subheadline is also in a larger font and is a complete sentence giving away the overall theme of the story, truly selling you to now want to read it. By Your Name Month abbreviated, ##, 2021 Updated 00:00 mtn First sentence goes here and it is not indented and it is often a scene setter to get your attention and draw you into a scene. “Quote is often a good second line for within a newspaper article,” said Full Name, Title, of the Organization’s Full Title which explains what the organization does. Content here, throughout, moving between facts you are citing, and quotes, and always ensuring you include at least two sources (as in quotes) or factual citations for whatever story you are breaking or article you are writing. Keep going with the pattern of citing quotes to let the reader understand how this is a personal story, no matter how scientific of unrelated it actually is to the reader. At the end, you should likely cite you station’s website, and say: For more details on this story, visit: du.edu. (as an example for this semester). ### ←- This is a triple hashtag we use as journalists too signify for our editor who will read and edit this story that this is the end of our story. We may, however, drop in more info, quotes, etc, below it, that the editor can use, if they so choose. We might also put notes to our editor down here, to explain something if need be.