10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a topic
what is you story about? football, basketball
-who is your audience? my age group
-why is this story imporatant to your audience? its relevant to out daily lives.
2. Find an Angle
-what about your topic?
-More specifically, what is important about your topic?
3. Collect information
- who are the experts for this story?
- do you need opposing points of view?
- what other research must be done to complete the story?
4. Conduct the interview
- ask open questions.
- rule of threes.
5. Shoot your reporter _______________ _________.
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6. Organize your _______________.
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7. Write ______________ in your story.
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8. Write the ________________ and __________________ of your story.
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9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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