Types of Documents
Sources
Types of Stories
100
Academic journals published both online and on print.
What is specialized publications
100
Makes decisions about school and oversees how schools are run
What is board of education
100
Random story to keep people interested in education; wirtten like feature stories
What is interest stories
200
This document includes information on proposals regarding an allotted amount of money
What is a budget
200
Superintendents, principals, and district PR person
What is central administration
200
Stories that keep people informed about the education system; can be local, state or national stories; direct and informative approach
What is basic stories
300
Reports on the results of programs that federal and state governments fund
What is statistics
300
Parents, taxpayers, PTA, Chamber of Commerce
What is community groups
300
Big events in education; effect a lot of people; hard news; can be considered a basic story also
What is trending stories
400
Allows reporters to be able to gauge how well schools are complying with federal and state governments demands
What is laws and regulations
400
Provide a different view compared with other sources
What is students
400
Stories on impact of school policy; focus on money and make sure it is used efficiently; typically soft news
What enterprise stories
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