Story Basics
The paragraph that gives us the so-what of the news story
What is a nutgraf
Frontloads the most critical information (who, what, when, where, why) in the lead, followed by supporting details in descending order of importance.
What is the inverted pyramid
Name of the organization that formalized the term "solutions journalism" and was launched in 2014
What is Solutions Journalism Network
RPs
What are Real People or Regular People
Which courthouse did we go see?
The Dane County Courthouse
The very first sentence(s) of a news story
What is a lead (technically, lede)
The most frequently used kind of story structure
What is chronological
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! How many points do you want to risk? You can risk as much as 400 points.
What are response, evidence, limitations and insight
Why do you always carry a pencil with you in wisconsin winters?
Because pens freeze
The name of the guy who gave us the tours and the news organization he worked for
Who is Steven Potter of PBS Wisconsin
The very last quote of a news story
What is a kicker quote
An easy, typical kind of structure for many news stories that profiles some kind of program or proposal
What is a problem-solution structure. Will also accept pro-con
When reporters write stories that are primarily negative or about problems, we call it this
What is deficits framing
The practice of writing 2 or more quotes right after each other, from different people
What is stacking quotes
DAILY DOUBLE!!! You can risk as much as 600 points.
Who is Ali Muldrow, Board of Education
These are bolded phrases that serve as signposts for the reader
what are subheads
Daily Double!! You can risk as much as 800 points
What is a tick tock
Name of the database where we can see what other solutions stories have been publishing on our topic.
What is the Solutions Journalism Story Tracker
Name at least two things Sue says to have in your car when you are reporting
Sue will accept any of the following: boots, salt/sand, shovel, blankets, food, chargers, extra set of clothes
Name of the wisconsin government entity that has the 99 representatives elected for 2-year terms
What is the Wisconsin State Assembly
Newsroom vernacular for the headline of the story AND its secondary headline
What is hed or header and its deck or subdeck
A storytelling approach that begins with a specific, human-interest anecdote (soft lead) to illustrate a broader, complex trend. (I did not really go over the actual name for this, just the concept. This is what it is the hardest category!)
What is the Wall Street Journal formula
What is the kind of reporting that Deborah Douglas of the Midwast Solutions Journalism Hub talked to us about
What is community assets-based framing
Name of the database with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC.gov) where you can go to find annual reports of publicly held companies
What is Edgar
What is the database where you can go to find complaints and other court documents
what is Consolidated Court Automation Programs. I will also accept CCAP