10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism
1. Find a Topic.
-know your audience
-needs to be newsworthy
-balance
2. Find an Angle.
-determine questions
3. Collect Information.
-get background info
4. Conduct the Interviews.
-interview 3 people(experts)
-ask each person at least 3 questions
-ask open ended questions(not yes or no questions, question should start with why or how)
-get a soundbite~a piece of audio that can stand on it's own
5. Shoot your reporter Stand-Up.
-the one time the reporter shows up on camera
-should appear in the middle
-used as transition
6. Organize your Soundbites.
-choose order and location of interviews in story
-choose best soundbite(s) from each individual interview
7. Write Transitions in your story.
-put information between each soundbite
8. Write the "Ins" and "Outs" of your story.
-help anchors write up an intro and outro for the story
9. Collect B-Roll to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-extra footage to put in story to fill space as a background pictures to some parts
-get sound of B-roll even if not all will be used
*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the A-Roll.
-focus on getting A-Roll, B-Roll comes Second
Homework due Friday before Class~ Friday's assignment: Watch 30 minutes of the news and do a news log (story, time, criteria of newsworthiness). This must be posted to your blog before class begins on Friday.
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