10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a topic____skateboarding________.
-what is your story about?
-what 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?
-summarize in 3 words: subject, verb,object. class misses students.......
3. Collect _______collect information_________.
- who are the experts for the story ?
-do you need opposing points of view?
-what onterview questions should i ask ?
4. Conduct the _______interview_________.
- ask open ended questions
-fill in the silence
-rule of threes
5. Shoot your reporter _______________stand up _________.
-should have a good idea what the story is about
-stand up should provide information theat audience dosent know.
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6. Organize your _______sound bite________.
-what quote should i use ?
-how can i organize the quotes to tell a story
- what are my gold nuggets
7. Write ______segues________ in your story.
- use words that tie the interviews together.
-what other information can you add to the story.
-can the story stabd on its own.
8. Write the _______begining_________ and _________end_________ of your story.
- write body first
-best sound bites for begining and end
-leave them with hope,leave the 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 ____________________.