10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a ____________.
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2. Find an ___ANGLE________.
- What about your topic?
-More specificall, what is important about your topic?
-WHat should the reader learn?
-Summarize in 3 words: Subject, Verb,Object
-Wife awaits soldier
3. Collect ____Information____________.
-Who are the experts to this story?
-Do ou need opposing points of view?
-What interview questions should I ask?
-What other research must be done to complete the story?
4. Conduct the _____Interview___________.
-Ask open ended questions
-Rule of threees
-Filing the silence
-The non question questions
-Get good sound bytes. A PIECE OF AUDIO THAT CAN STAND ALONE
5. Shoot your reporter _______________ _________.
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6. Organize your _______________.
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7. Write ______________ in your story.
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8. Write the ________________ and __________________ of your story.
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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 ____________________.