Interviewing
This is what you need to do BEFORE you even make contact with a source
Research!
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good news story?
truthful
dramatic
objective
fair.
dramatic
Beginning a news story with a compressed summary of important facts and adding more details in descending order of importance is known as ________
Inverted pyramid
This is the first sentence or paragraph of a news story
lead
The lead should be how many words in length
20-30
What is the reporting term for "the person being interviewed/providing information"
The source
To emphasize the "what" angle in a news story, which of the following might the lead include?
a)Princess Diana
B) the city council
C) a serious traffic jam
D) New Year's Eve
traffic jam
Using the inverted pyramid formula for newswriting, you begin by doing this
summarizing the most important facts
This is the topic of the story- it's theme or central idea
the angle
This lead gives a summary of the main facts of the story and is the most common type in news writing
straight news lead
This type of question should always be asked as it is more engaging
open-ended
What is the why in the following story
Faulty electrical wiring is to blame for the hourse fire on East side that resulted in its 70-year-old owner's dramatic escape with her infant granddaughter
TRUE or FALSE: you should conclude your news story by summarizing the facts of the story
FALSE
Identification of who said the quote/source
attribution
Known as "a zinger" lead, this lead starts off with a statement that is crafted to shock or scare readers, hooking them to read on
Startling statement lead
This type of question is asked after a source as responded to clarify to expand on the response
follow-up question
typically, this is a primary source in a news story as compared to an essay
typically, the primary source is a person (eye witness, expert, coach, police, etc.) who has been interviewed
Which of the following is NOT among the most common shapes for organizing a news story?
a) Kabobb b) Martini c) champagne glass d) inverted pyramid
champagne glass
A ________________ is an explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about–or tells readers why they should care.
nutgraf
Why should you not include a quote in the lead?
Attirbution is wordy and most office a source quote in not essential fact of the story
What are the 3 ways you can insert a quote into a news story?
Direct quote, paraphrase, summary
True or False: Reporters should strive to use passive verbs to make their writing more interesting.
FALSE
Use active voice (subject-verb-order)
The body paragraphs of your story should be ________ sentences in length and contain only one ___________
Should be 1-3 sentences in length and contain only 1 idea
This story structure is ideal for crime reporting and uses a chronological sequence in its body paragraphs
Martini glass
This lead deliberately teases readers by withholding information from them, revealing it in the following paragraph
Blind Lead