steps to writing a story

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a ______Topic______.
-Know your audience.
-news worthy...sports, theater, school issue
-Balance
2. Find an ___Angle________.
-determines questions
-change your angle
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3. Collect ___information_____________.
-Names, location, player schedules, practices
-price, money
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4. Conduct the __interview______________.
-who..3 experts on the topic
-ask at least 3 questions..written down before the interview
-ask open ended questions...why how what.
*soundbite-a piece of audio that can stand on it's own.
5. Shoot your reporter __standup_____________ _________.
-the one time the reporter appears on the camera...in the middle.
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6. Organize your __soundbites_____________.
-choose which interview you want to use
-order, location
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7. Write __segues(transitions)____________ in your story.
-when the reporter speaks
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8. Write the _ins_______________ and ____outs______________ of your story.
-what the anchor is gonna say going into your interview
-anchors write the scripts reporters help write the ins and outs.
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9. Collect __B-roll_________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-all the video footage you use for your story
-5 senses
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the _A-Roll(all the audio in your story, do this first.) most important.