10 Steps to Writing a Story

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a ___topic_________.
- Know your audience
- News worthy
-  Balance
2. Find an ______angle_____.
- Focus's topic
- Fine if it changes
- Ask questions based on your angle
3. Collect ______information__________.
- Know where you need to go
- Know what you want to ask
- Know the back round of your topic
4. Conduct the _____interview___________.
- Interview three " experts" on your topic
- Ask at least 3 questions written before hand and make sure they start with what, why, who, how 
- Only ask open ended questions for soundbites               A soundbites are something that can stand on it's own
5. Shoot your reporter _______standup________ _________.
- Make it in the middle if its a good story 
- used as transition
-  Where the reports get in the story
6. Organize your ____soundbites___________.
- Write your story's around your interview
-  Choose order and location for interviews
- Use editing software for this
7. Write _____Segues_________ in your story.
- Used in between story's 
- Reports speaks
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8. Write the ____ins____________ and _______outs___________ of your story.
- What the anchors say in order to keep it from getting messed up or repeated  
- Reports write with anchors to help write the story's
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10. Collect ____B Roll_______ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- Natural sounds
- Film of the game or play
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____a roll_.
All the audio in the story. Make sure this is done first this makes your story.