1. Find a Topic
- ex: sports, activities, things that are newsworthy to the audience.
Who, What, Why
2. Find an Angle
- What is your topic about? More specifically, what is important about your topic.
- ex: girls basketball team, recap game, individual players, coach, fans, going to state.
- ex 2: gun control, for, against.
- be able to summarize your angle in three words: Subject, Verb, Object.
- ex: Wife awaits soldier.
3. Collect Information
- Who are the experts for this story?
- Do you need opposing points of view?
- What interview questions should I ask?
- What other research must be done to complete the story?
4. Interview
- Ask open ended questions
- Get good sound bytes. A PIECE OF AUDIO THAT CAN STAND ALONE.
- Have the person restate the question in the interview.
5. Shoot Your Reporter Stand-Up
- Should have a good idea 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..
6. Organize Your Sound Bytes
- Which quotes should I use?
- How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
- What are my gold nuggets?
- Sprinkle the nuggets throughout the story!
- Use best sound byte to grab the audience's attention
7. Write Segues in Your Story
- Use words that tie the interview 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 ins and outs (If necessary)
- What should the anchors say to introduce my story or bring it to a close? No scoop went to find out
- How should the story begin and end?
- Use attention getters at the introduction but avoid rhetorical questions
A-ROLL
- Anything that is said in the story
10. Collect B-Roll- Should match A-Roll
- How can video enhance my story?
- Make a list of items you would like photographed
- How should I edit the audio and video together to enhance my story?
- Should other enhancements like music, graphics, effects be used?
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Notes on Broadcast Journalism Law and Ethics
Notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics
1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of religion
- Freedom of press
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of petition
2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt the class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."
The first ruling for the students. They wanted to wear an armband to protest war but principal said no. They did it anyway and got suspended. This was fought all the way up to the Supreme Court.
3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."
Guy running for class president, during his final speech, he spoke in sexual innuendos and got pulled off the stage and suspended. Case went to Supreme Court who ruled for the school.
**This is how Eastview can censor t-shirts or dancing
4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorhip of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical (teaching) concerns."
Stories in school paper kind of promoting teenage pregnancy and the principal goes and throws them away. Students sue saying they have freedom of press and it won't cause disruption and it's not vulgar; it's natural. Goes to Supreme Court and rules for the school. If an article goes against the teachings of the school, it can get taken out.
**Senior pictures at Eastview
5. What is the Frederick Standard?
If you are on a school authorized field trip, the school has the right to suspend.
The Olympic torch is going down the street in Alaska so principal cancels school so students could go see it. Students, who were not on school grounds, unrolled a banner that read "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS". The principal didn't think it was funny and suspended them for 10 days. They sue with the arguement that were not in school session and not on school grounds. School said it was a "school authorized field trip"; their still representing the school. School wins case.
6. What is the definition of libel?
Libel is something in print that defames someone's character. It is published to at least one other person. IT IS FALSE!
1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of religion
- Freedom of press
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of petition
2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt the class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."
The first ruling for the students. They wanted to wear an armband to protest war but principal said no. They did it anyway and got suspended. This was fought all the way up to the Supreme Court.
3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."
Guy running for class president, during his final speech, he spoke in sexual innuendos and got pulled off the stage and suspended. Case went to Supreme Court who ruled for the school.
**This is how Eastview can censor t-shirts or dancing
4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorhip of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical (teaching) concerns."
Stories in school paper kind of promoting teenage pregnancy and the principal goes and throws them away. Students sue saying they have freedom of press and it won't cause disruption and it's not vulgar; it's natural. Goes to Supreme Court and rules for the school. If an article goes against the teachings of the school, it can get taken out.
**Senior pictures at Eastview
5. What is the Frederick Standard?
If you are on a school authorized field trip, the school has the right to suspend.
The Olympic torch is going down the street in Alaska so principal cancels school so students could go see it. Students, who were not on school grounds, unrolled a banner that read "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS". The principal didn't think it was funny and suspended them for 10 days. They sue with the arguement that were not in school session and not on school grounds. School said it was a "school authorized field trip"; their still representing the school. School wins case.
6. What is the definition of libel?
Libel is something in print that defames someone's character. It is published to at least one other person. IT IS FALSE!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Criteria of Newsworthiness Notes
Definition:
Define "Broadcast Journalism" in 1-3 sentences:
The telling of current events that are newsworthy through television, radio and internet.
List and desribe the six criteria of newsworthiness
TITLE- DESCRIPTION. (EXAMPLE)
1. Significance- Important events that impacts a lot of people. (9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Elections)
2. Proximity- How close you are to something. (Weather, traffic, sports)
3. Timeliness- Current events, happening now. (Weather happening now, not two weeks ago, Michael Jackson coverage)
4. Prominence- Famous people. (Obama getting a new puppy, Britney Spears and her kids)
5. Unusualness- Caring about things that don't happen everyday. (Man bites dog, hurricanes, the girl that sneezes every 5 seconds)
6. Human Interest- Feel good stories, appeal to the audience. (After a bunch of bad stuff, then baby panda born in the zoo)
What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. More information with print journalism
2. Broadcast journalism is faster, more current
3. Ability to choose what to see and read with print journalism
Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
It's much more accessible. Current with a lot of information. Pick and choose what you want to see. It is the advantages of broadcast and print journalism.
Define "Broadcast Journalism" in 1-3 sentences:
The telling of current events that are newsworthy through television, radio and internet.
List and desribe the six criteria of newsworthiness
TITLE- DESCRIPTION. (EXAMPLE)
1. Significance- Important events that impacts a lot of people. (9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Elections)
2. Proximity- How close you are to something. (Weather, traffic, sports)
3. Timeliness- Current events, happening now. (Weather happening now, not two weeks ago, Michael Jackson coverage)
4. Prominence- Famous people. (Obama getting a new puppy, Britney Spears and her kids)
5. Unusualness- Caring about things that don't happen everyday. (Man bites dog, hurricanes, the girl that sneezes every 5 seconds)
6. Human Interest- Feel good stories, appeal to the audience. (After a bunch of bad stuff, then baby panda born in the zoo)
What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. More information with print journalism
2. Broadcast journalism is faster, more current
3. Ability to choose what to see and read with print journalism
Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
It's much more accessible. Current with a lot of information. Pick and choose what you want to see. It is the advantages of broadcast and print journalism.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
In class....
I'm sitting in my Broadcast Journalism class and we're supposed to be playing with the blogspot stuff but I've known how to use it for a little while...so I'm just posting for the sake of posting. I apologize to the people who read this for my updates of my week, but now, you can actually see what's going on in my classes. It's like...sitting in on my class. It'll be great!!!
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