10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a Topic-
-Whats your story about?
-Who is your audience?
-Why is the story important to your audience?

2. Find an Angle-
-What is your topic about?
-More specifially, what is important about your topic?

3. Collect ________________.
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4. Conduct the Interview -
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5. Shoot your reporter Stand Up-
-Should have a good ideas what story is about.
-Stand-up should provide information that audience doesn't know.
-Use stand-up for transition from one location to the next.
-No first person "I Went"
-In MIDDLE of story.

6. Organize your sound bytes.
-What quotes should I use?
-How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
-What are my golden nuggets?

7. Write segues in your story.
-Use words that tie the interviews together.
-What other information can I add to the story?
-Can the story stand on its own?

8. Write the Beginning and End of your story.
-Write body first.
-Best sound bytes for beginning and end.
-Paraphrase a sound byte at the beginning.
-Leave them with strongest sound byte at end.
-Leave them with hope.

9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____________________.

Deadliest Catch Death

Justin Tennison died this month. He was found in his hotel room one morning. This year has been really bad for the deadliest catch guys. Many people getting in trouble with the law. Phil died on the last season of the show and now Justin died. Justin was on my favorite boat from the show so im really sad he died. The Time Bandit guys were my favorite!! They said they are going to have a new season in April though which is exciting! I hope the time bandit boys pull it together and catch the most crab!! R.I.P Justin Tennison!

Which court standard did someone follow or break in your article?
The Tinker Standard. He was not disrupting class.

Do you agree with the decisions in your article?
Yes I feel kids should be able to vent on facebook. They should be careful with what they say but there is nothing wrong with saying how you feel unless its a threat.

What do you feel should have been done in this instance
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 I feel like they handled it well and nothing should have changed.

What do you feel will be the future of rights in today's digital age?
I think people will be able to say what they want as long as they don't threat other people.

What rights do you have inside of school?
Here, basically none. We can't wear a lot of things. They can search our stuff. They even try to get involved on facebook.

What rights do you have outside of school?
Facebook is a huge one and twitter. That would be the freedom of speech, we can say whatever we want.

Law/Ethics Notes

We will take notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Grievances

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
It doesn't disrupt school

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Vulgar or indecent

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Related to legitimate teaching concerns

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
Schools cannot censor students actions and speech outside of school.

6. What is the definition of libel?
False statement about someone. Defamatory, must actually harm the reputation of another person. Libel is visual or written. Slander is spoken
1. Published, at least 1 other person
2. Of and concerning, the plaintiff (identify specifically with plaintiff)
3. That is a false statement of fact (opinions are not libel)
4. Made with fault. The level of fault depends on status of plaintiff.

Wisconsin Power Play

Wisconsin is dealing with some issues right now. I don't understand what is going on at all. I guess they are trying to pass some new bill or something. Honestly all this stuff is way over my head. I hope whatever is going on doesn't effect summerfest. Wisconsin is dealing with budget cuts and i think they are trying to come up with ways to deal with it. All I know is that people are protesting about unions. The Governor wants to get rid of unions all together. I don't really know what I feel about the whole thing.

First Amendment

I got 14 out of 30 on the First Amendment quiz. There was a lot of questions that I had no idea on. I only rememeber a few things about the First Amendment. It was a long time ago that I learned about this stuff and I guess most of the information went in one ear and right out the other.

Christina Aguilera Falls!!

First she screws up the one song everyone in America should know, then she falls!! At the Superbowl she messed up the words to the National Anthem. Then at the Grammys she falls on stage. I think it might be time to stop with the singing career Christina. It has been one rough week for her.

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Gas Prices Are Higher Than Ever

Right now gas prices are higher than they have ever been for this time of year. Some people are worried that the gas prices are going to spike again like they did in 2008. The OPIS cheif said we don't have to worry about that happening again. The gas prices are expected to rise a little in the spring but that is normal.

Man Charged for Life

A guy in Marshall just got sentenced for life because he pleaded guilty for abducting and sexually assaulting a girl. She was delivering newspaper when Fahey abducted her. He admitted to every thing and now will be locked up for good. Some people in this world are disgusting!! How could you do that to someone?! I'm glad he is going to jail. Now only if we could get rid of the rest of the creepers in this world.

Lindsey Lohan Arrested Again

Lindsey Lohan was arrested for stealing a 2,500 dollar necklace. The article says she may be facing 3 years in state prison. She cant seem to follow the rules of her probation. In the last year she has been to rehab twice and jail twice. I say she is a lost cause. This girl has caused nothing but trouble for herself. I think everyone is sick of hearing about what she did now. I say just lock her up and get her outta here. Her movies always suck anyways.

Super Bowl Breaks Record

This years super bowl broke last years record of viewers. There was 111 million people watching!! It's the biggest TV showing. Many people love to watch the game even if they aren't fans. The article also said that many people dont DVR record this program becuase they would rather see it live and in action. Glee got a good deal out of it too. It aired right after the super bowl which made thier viewings go up like crazy. The super bowl is an American tradition. They also said how scince it was a close game that kept viewer watching throught the whole game.

What is the company?
1.Chrysler
2.Volkswagen
3.Doritos
Who is the target audience:
1.Young adults mostly men that want a new car.
2.Car buyers
3.Young adults
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
1.Eminem! bad ass attitude
2.Humor and a cute kid
3.Humor
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
1.They made the car look really good
2.The kid was cute and doing funny stuff
3.Fast funny shots
What is the slogan/message for the company?
1.Imported from Detroit
2.All new volkswagen
3.Doritos are life
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
1.Sort of it was a little long but it was intense and its an American car.
2.Yes. It was super funny and the car was really cool with the remote thing.
3.Yes!!! It was really funny and made me crave Doritos.

Super Bowl Ads

I read an article about the super bowl ads. They said this year was a little dissapointing with the ads. I have to agree with that. None of them were really that funny. Doritos forsure had the best ads out of all of them. The article had lists of the best and worst ads. There were some pretty terrible ones. I dont know what happened this year but it was not good commercial wise. The game however was amazing!! GO PACK GO!!!

Notes On News

NOTES ON NEWS

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Televised, Radio, and Internet. Broadcast means to air instantaneously
Current events, News happenings, investigations. Journalism is the reporting of current events.


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Unusualness - news is the different, the unusual, the out of the ordinary. Unusual is more often found in bad news. Example: church roof collapses

2. Significance - Important events that affect many people. Taxes, Elections, Wars, and the economy.

3. Timeliness - Old news isn't news: its history. People want to hear about what is happening now not a month later.

4. Proximity - People want to know about nearby events. Example: Local Apartment fire.

5. Prominence - When well known people, buildings, or places are involved, that is news. If you get arrested for shoplifting, not news but if Zac Effron was that's news.

6. Human Interest - Stories about ordinary people or animals, humorous or dramatic. Heart warming or heart-wrenching stories. These often appear in news because they have human interest




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
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How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

Jersey Shore I Need Closure Bro!

On CNN i read the article about the new jersey shore episode. It was basically a recap of what went on in the show. Like usual it was amazing. They all got pretty drunk. Ronnie a little more than he should have. Sam and Ron broke up...again. Hopefully its for good this time. Pauly D was flipping hilarious as expected. He messed with Snooki's one night stand and also brought his stalker back to the house. She left after being made fun of by almost everyone in the house. Personally I love this show soooo much! For some reason watching crazy Italians in Jersey is very entertaining. I'm always finding myself laughing at Snooki doing her random stuff. This week would be going around the store on a tricycle. Can't wait for the next episode! It looks like another good one!!

Quiz

Allen, Lucas H- knows how to swing dance
Blanchard, Derek J- cheerleader from Austrailia
Boese, Sara M- my last name is pronounced with a "a" sound not "o"
Brazelton, Keely R- has 32 siblings
Buchanan, Tiarra S- wants to be Chowder
Carlson, Devony R- in a commercial for childrens hospital
Cordova, Christian J- wants to be a forensic scientist
Cox, Derrick D- has a vehicle class at rosemount
Devries, Peter T- is a genius
Erickson, Nathaniel P-got a hole in one
Felker, Marisa L-going to be a foreign exchange student in Sweden next year
Fraki, Hannah R- born in chicago, knows how to knit
Groskreutz, Jackson H- role model is john lennon
Jones, Nadia S- has 9 siblings
Kading, Caroline E- almost died in a car accident
Kane, William M- goes by middle name, max
Lafontaine, Kristin D- has a hyper extended spine
Lesch, John R- plays bag pipes in a kilt
Mcgroarty, Cody J- on a world champion all-star cheerleading team in alabama
Mitchell, Alexander C- irish and scottich and likes long walks on the beach
Morrissey, Gretta E- can whistle with fingers in mouth and cross one eye at a time
Pelant, Benjamin M- has diabetes
Rasugu, Billy P- writes his own music
Reagles, Alex J- is a hardcore snowboarder
Rosario, Brian L- going into the marines
Schiebel, Derek M- went to cooperstown to play baseball
Schlotfeldt, Katherine A- fell on a volcano and got a rock stuck in her knee
Smith, Madison B- can twist her arm all the way around
Strusz, Ashley E- been on tv for a dance recital
Sytchev, Vladislav- moved from russia to canada to the us
Thompson, Collin P- has a twin
Wangler, Matthew J-broke his nose
White, Hannah Y- born in redwood city cali
Wunderlich, Benjamin D- born in chicago on hottest day of the year
Zemien, Brianna J - 100% polish

11 Reasons Why The Packers Will Win The Superbowl

I read the artcile why the packers will win the superbowl. I agree 100% with this article. They have everything they need to win. Aaron Rodgers will be a HUGE benefit to the team. He can pull out a win in any situation. He is very good at knowing when exactly to throw. His accuracy is outstanding. Tell him where to throw the ball and it's there. He can also get out of sticky situations. This quarterback will not only throw the ball but will run to escape a hit.

Not only do they have Aaron but they have the monster CLAY MATTHEWS!!! This man is just all around amazing. From his outstanding football skills to his stunning good looks. No man can stop this beast. He will not stop even after he rips his helmet off his head. That Steelers QB better like hitting the ground with Clay on the field.

Packers will win the superbowl this year. They not only can win by talent but they are a very deserving team. They had a rough start to the season with all the injuries but nothing stops the packers!! 

GOOOO GREEENNN BAYYYY!!!!!