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News WritingBy Michael FlaxA News story

A News story

The Inverted PyramidIt tells the story in a logical sequence.

It organizes information from __________________________________________.The Inverted PyramidLead: __________________________________ ___________________________________________.Most Important Details: _____________________________________________________________________.Less Important Details: _____________________________________________________________________.Least Important Details: _________________.News Writing FormulaLead- news peg (newest info)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Crop TestThis is how you ________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________.Crop Test (cont.)Read each paragraph and ___________________________________________________________________________ of the story.

If it is not, it can be cropped out of the story without __________________________________________________________________________.Reason for the Crop TestWhen the stories go on the page, they do not often fit just right.Mostly there is only enough time to fix minor mistakes.That way, if it does not fit properly, _________________ ___________________________________________________________________________.

The Storytelling PatternInvites the reader with an indirect lead.

It goes on to give the pertinent facts and information, and it ends with a clincher.ClincherA statement that ________ __________________________________________.OrIt ___________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________.Storytelling PatternThe Storytelling PatternThis for a more playful type of story.Caution: _____________ __________________________________________.Make sure you keep a news story news.Choosing an Organizational PatternNo one organizational pattern is right for every story.

Sometimes a blend putting a storytelling lead on an inverted pyramid story works better than just have one or the other pattern.Choosing an Organizational PatternHard news stories are written in the inverted pyramid pattern.____________________________________Choosing an Organizational PatternFeatures and timeless stories often follow the storytelling pattern.

Human interest news stories ______________________.Writing the News StoryJoseph Pulitzer had said:______________________________________________.______________________________________________.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Writing the News StoryChecking facts with more than one source is a good habit to develop.ObjectivityReporters report facts.

Reporters must avoid ___________________________________________.

The reporters job is to look at news _______________ _____________________.ObjectivityThe reporter writes the newsHe/she does not ________ _____________________.Once a reporter becomes part of the news ________ __________________________________________________________________.ObjectivityAdjectives and adverbs describe things and events, but some can imply opinion.

__________________________________________________Words to be careful with:________________________________________________________________________________________________

Point of ViewNews should be written from a ____________________.It should be written as though the writer was standing back, __________ __________________________________________________________________.Point of View_________________________________________.

Again, the news writer is an observer/ not a part of the news.Point of ViewThe ____________________ _______________________________________________.YOU gives a ____________.It tells the reader how to think and what to do.Although it is implied in editorials and reviews, _____ _______________________________________________.ReadabilityShort sentences and short paragraphs make news appear ________________ ______________________.Sentences in a story average ____________________; some will be longer and some will be shorter._____________________________________________.Readability (cont.)The subject-verb-object order is preferred for quick, easy reading.

______________________________________________can often become long and sometimes hard to read.TransitionsKey words, phrases and entire paragraphs that ____ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Transitions (cont.)They also ______________ ______________________.

It breaks up quotes (____________). They help to prevent _____________. Also, they can ___________ ______________________

Transitions (cont.)Sometimes they set up ____________________________________.

They are the __________ _________________________________________.Works CitedMcCutheon, Randall; Schaffer, James; and Stofer, Kathryn T. Journalism Matters. Chapter 6: Writing a News Story. Lincolnwood, Il. 2001 Pgs 123-142.