10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a __topic________.
-balanced show
-newsworthy
-know your audience
2. Find an __angle_______.
-answers questions
-focuses on topic
-you can change angle
3. Collect __information/data___.
-who
-when
-where
4. Conduct the _____interviews____.
-3 experts on the story(coach,captains,fans)
-at least 3 questions to ask(written down)
-open ended questions(wtarts with what why how etc.)
-soundbite-a piece of audio that can stand on its own
5. Shoot your reporter __stand____ ___up______.
-appear in the middle
-one time reporter appears in the story
-usually transitions
6. Organize your ____Soundbites_________.
-organize how you want it
-choose locations
-choose the best ones
7. Write ____segues(transition)________ in your story.
-when reporter speaks
-so all interviews makes sense together
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8. Write the _______ins_________ and _____outs_______ of your story.
-what anchor is going to say leading to stories
-communications between anchor and reporter
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9. Collect ____b-roll_______ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-all video footage you can use in your story
-use natural sound
-makes you want to b there

*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the _____a-roll________.
-all the audio in the story
-do the a-roll first
-more important