JN 311 1nd EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 – 10,17 & 18Soft News- News that entertains or informs. Less immediacy Hard News- Timely nature about events or conflict. Stories focus on immediacy and impact The Lead- First Paragraph, one sentence, fewer than 30 wordsSoft News Leads:-Descriptive- Describes a person place or event-Anecdotal- Story or event-Narrative- Tells a story-Summary- 5 W’s and HNut Graph:-Resemble hard news leads- Normally 3 or 4th paragraph in the story- FocusFOIA- Freedom of Information act- Est. 1966 by congress to make public records to the publicHow to write AP style for quotes- “Direct Quotes,” MacKenzie said.The 4C’s -Conceive-Collect-Construct-CorrectThe Inverted Pyramid-Most important on top-Least important on the bottomHow should you add a background in a story? -Weave background into narrative. No chronological Off the Record-Means you cannot use the information they are telling you. Plagiarism-Jayson Blair- NYT reporterPros of Tape recording-Not missing anything importantCons of Tape recording-Could make the source shy and watch what they sayWhat are the characteristics of News?-Proximity-Unusual-Human Interest-Conflict-Timely-Impact-Helpful-CelebsWhen do you use anonymous Sources?-When the subject wants to stay anonymous. Most editors will disagree and need the name. Alabama also has Shield Laws to protect anonymous sources in AlabamaSunshine Laws= Open Public
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