10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a topic_____.
- relate to your topic
- has to be news worthy 
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2.. Find an angle_________.  
- breaking down the topic
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3. Collect data/information _____________.
-who, what 
-when, where
-why & soometimes how. 
4. Conduct the interviews________________.
-rule of threes. interview 3 people. 
-minimum of 9 questions. 3 questions each.  
-interview the experts/older or experienced people. 
5. Shoot your reporter stand up_______________ _________.
-the reporter will be on camera 
-stand up should appear in the middle of the story, location, a segway 
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6. Organize your sound bites_______________.
-a piece of audio that can stand on its own 
-open ended question 
-how or why? 
7. Write _transitions in your story.
-write stuff between the interviews
-put our voice between the interviews
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8. Write the open and close of your story.
-write the middle first. go back to write opening or close if cant start the opening.  
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9. Write the anchor in's and out's (if necessary).
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10. Collect b-roll to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-broadcast or footage
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the a-roll ____________________.
all the A roll first and then go back to do the B roll