Feature Writing
Going beyond the usual aspects of the subject's personal or professional life is found in____
What is a profile?
I love angel cake, it is my favorite.
What is a run-on sentence?
Meetings and press conferences are often considered _____________.
What is boring?
The most fundamental level of editing is ________.
What is mechanics?
What form places the most fundamental information in the lead paragraph of the story, and then arranging the remaining details, from most important to least
What is an inverted pyramid?
A typical question a writer should ask themselves when writing an obituary might be?
How would you want to be remembered?
All sentences in media writing should only have ____.
one idea
The writer's job when covering a speech or talk is to serve as a _________________, by keeping elected and appointed officials' actions in public view.
What is a watchdog?
Identifying viewpoints that are not represented in the story but should be included is vital in _________.
What is deep editing.
Name the formula that starts a story with a soft lead, followed by a nut graph, then supporting points, details and developments, and then uses a circle kicker or future action and the end.
What is the Wall Street Journal formula?
A writer should base their decision to write a profile story on what basis?
What is newsworthiness?
I went to the store I bought some milk
What is a run-on sentence
The typical speech story is about _________ words in length.
What is 250 words?
Attribution, Accuracy and Appropriateness of the sources in a story are checked by ___________.
editors.
A concisely written sentence that tells the reader the main idea of the story or conveys its news value.
What is a summary lead?
These elements: Name, age, date of death, cause of death, work, and education are found in which type of story?
What is an obituary?
Because I forgot my homework.
What is a sentence fragment?
When reporting on a speech or talk, it can be helpful to ________ audience members.
Verifying the factual accuracy of information and statements made by individuals or groups in a story is called ____________.
This form technique is useful when there are several important points to stress or outline in a story.
What is the list technique?
Weaving in a narrative with the facts that focus on entertaining, educating, informing, and engaging the audience can be found in what kind of story?
What are profile stories?
When we arrived at the party.
What is a sentence fragment?
Before covering a speech, you should _______
What is prepare background information and notes about the speaker and topic
In editing, the ___________ should focus on the most important or interesting fact.
What is a lead?
This story form is commonly used for profiles and can help to explain issues or controversial proposals by dividing the story into sections like chapters.
What is a question and answer format or form?