Newsworthiness & News
Values
Values
IIF stands for
these three words that help you determine if a topic is newsworthy.
interesting, informative, and factual
Establishing relationships, building trust, taking note of body language, and making sources more comfortable in their own environment are all reasons you should do this in person.
Interview
This acronym describes the format that your news story should follow.
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Running spellcheck, making sure names are spelled correctly, double checking dates and facts, and running a word count are all of the basic steps when you start doing this.
Revising your story
This type of headline features short, catchy main headline and a secondary headline that describes the main idea of the story.
Hammer headline
Stories about sports or fashion would be considered this type of news.
Soft news
Reporters use observation, interviewing, and this to gather information.
Research
These questions answer all of the important information in a news story and should always be included in your lead and additional information.
who, what, when, where, why, and how?
All writing is this term. No one ever writes a perfect story on their first try.
All writing is rewriting
Where did Mr. Wells get his Master's degree from?
Eastern Kentucky Universty
Stories about weather, disaster, or crime would fall under this news category.
Hard news
This isn't math class, but this term for the specific approach or focus you take to your topic sounds like it should be.
Angle
Your story should always end with this, which summarizes the story and captures the overall vibe.
Kicker quote
These -ly words aren't totally bad, but you can replace them with stronger verbs.
Adverb
In a story pitch, this person needs to generate prospective ideas, be original, identify the element of news, do the work, outline their pitch, and submit their ideas early.
Reporter
The news values or elements of news are also known as this regulation.
Rule of 8
An open-ended question requires the source to go in depth with their answers and not just give
One or two word response
Some of you might think Mr. Wells is your enemy when he puts in missing grades for your work. In reality, this term is your worst enemy, because you should say
what you need to in as few words as possible.
Wordiness
Changing something from saying "was walking" to "walked" is using this type of voice.
Active voice
This 4-time Super Bowl Champion team is Mr. Wells' favorite. Jordan Love is going to take us to a fifth!
Green bay packers
These eight news values help us determine what to cover and what our audience cares about.
Timeliness, proximity, impact, celebrity, conflict, novelty, human interest, and currency
Most people know about closed-ended, open-ended, and two-part questions. Only pros know these six other types of questions that will get you great information in an interview.
Hypothetical, statistical, from outer space, devil's
advocate, personal experience, and request?
Most people know about closed-ended, open-ended,
and two-part questions. Only pros know these
six other types of questions that will get you great
information in an interview.
Correct, complete, consistent, concise, clear,
and coherent
We're not talking about the style magazine, but
instead this acronym helps you make sure you've revised everything you need to in your story.
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