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News Story Basics
May I Quote You On That?
The Lead
Press On
Broadcast news basics
100
The structure of a news story most closely resembles this
What is an inverted pyramid?
100
For direct quotes of multiple sentences, put the attribution after this sentence.
What is the first?
100
The lead is generally one sentence and no longer than this.
What is 30 words?
100
Before going to a press conference, you should always do this.
What is research?
100
Unlike news stories, don't construct broadcast news in this form.
What is an inverted pyramid?
200
The paragraph that contains the basic core or nutshell of a story.
What is the nutgraph?
200
When attributing a quote, use this verb 99 percent of the time.
What is said?
200
The most traditional type of lead for news stories.
What is a direct lead?
200
This is where you should sit at a press conference.
What is the front of the room?
200
Broadcast news needs to sound new and immediate, so always use this tense.
What is present?
300
A summary ending is good for a news story. So is this.
What is a quote?
300
To indicate a quote within a quote use this punctuation.
What is single quotes?
300
The most important thing about the lead is this.
What is accuracy?
300
The main disadvantage of a press conference for journalists.
What is it's difficult to get an exclusive story?
300
Broadcast news is written this way so it's easier to read on a telprompter
What is ALL CAPS?
400
If your are quoting someone, try to get it in by this paragraph.
What is 3 or 4?
400
Including information from a source without using his or her exact words.
What is indirect quote?
400
If attribution is necessary in a lead, it goes here.
What is the end of the sentence?
400
This is the main advantage of a press conference for the journalists.
What is they don't miss a story?
400
Unlike print journalism, broadcast journalism puts attribution here.
What is the beginning of the sentence?
500
By the end, the story should answer these questions.
What are the five w's -- who, what, when, where and why and the h-how.
500
Using key words or phrases from a direct quote.
What is a partial quote?
500
The lead of a story has been intentionally misspelled as lede to avoid confusion with this.
What is the lead used in printing presses?
500
After the press conference, you should try to get this if possible.
What is an exclusive interview?
500
If you need to use an acronym in a broadcast script make sure to separate it with this.
What are hyphens?