Nov. 17 Class Notes

Class Notes – Nov. 17

Assignments for Nov. 24
1. Rewrite of James Sell press conference story.
2. Read Ch. 15 – Interviewing Principles and Practices.
3. News clip: News story or profile based on an interview (not a press conference or meeting). Note how quotes are used. To support a point or to enable readers to “hear” the source talk.
4. Topic of final story, and possible sources (the more specific, the better). News or news feature with relevance to Lower Bucks Campus and/or Centurion readers. 700 words MINIMUM; 1,000 words MAXIMUM. Must quote or paraphrase at least three (3) live sources. Due at time of last class (10 p.m., Dec. 15) by e-mail. No rewrites.

News story clips
-- Need to include a few sentences explaining how and why your clip illustrates the assigned principle or writing skill. Otherwise, maximum grade will be 5/10.

James Sell news conference story
-- Lede should be a one-sentence paragraph, maximum 35 words.
-- Lede should start with the most important point – THE NEWS – not that he spoke, where or when he spoke.
-- Do not write graphs summarizing his comments
-- Be specific.
-- Let’s write the story together.

Lab: Rewrite Sell stories.