10 Steps to Writeing a Story

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a ___Topic____.
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- News Worthy
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2. Find an ____Angle____.
- Determines questions
- Focuses topic
- It's okay if your angle switches
3. Collect _______Data____.
- Location
- Need to find data before you start your story
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4. Conduct the ________Interviews________.
- Interview three experts on the topic
- Ask them at least 3 questions
- Questions should be written down before the interview
- Ask open ended questions: how, why, and what are good starter words
- soundbite: piece of audio that can stand by its self
5. Shoot your reporter __________Stand Up_____ __.
- The one time the reporter appears on film
- appear in the middle
- used as a transition
6. Organize your ______Sound Bites_________.
- choose the order and location of the interviews
- choose which ones you want
- edit
7. Write ____Segues__________ in your story.
- write info between each sound bite
- when you talk
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8. Write the _____Ins___________ and _________Outs_________ of your story.
- What the reporter is going to say leading in and out of your story
- Communication between the reporter and the anchors
- reporters help anchors write ins and outs

9. Collect ____B roll_______ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-  all video footage for your story
- variety
- natural sound

*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ___________A roll_________.

A roll: all the audio in the story

B roll: all the video in the story

Edit A roll first