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10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a Topic.
- Eyes and ears open to what's going on.
- Relates to the audience.
- Timeliness.
2. Find an Angle.
- Make it different.
- Make it meaningful.
- Choose the angle.
3. Collect Data.
- Find things about your story.
- Do research.
- Find out who to interview.
4. Conduct the Interviews.
- Interview at least 3 people and 3 questions.
- 3 Experts.
- Questions based on your angle.
5. Shoot your reporter Stand up.
- In the middle
- During a transition.
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6. Organize your Sound bites.
- A piece of audio that can stand by itself.
- Start with words can cant be answered yes or no.
- Ask good open ended questions.
7. Write the Transition in your story.
- Strong, simple words.
- Write around the interviews.
- Write segways.
8. Write the Introduction and Conclusion of your story.
- Write them last.
- End the story with something powerful.
- Save best sound bites for last.
9. Write the anchor In's and Out's (if necessary).
- Talk to the Anchor about the story.
- Have reporters write intro and outro for anchors.
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10. Collect B roll to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- Steps 4-9
- Shoot interviews before B roll.
- Be creative.

*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____________________.

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview? 
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
Camera
Tape
Tripod
Microphone
Headphones
Power Source
Light Source

• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette 

Button to adjust =Backlight


• Where do you want your light source? 
Behind the camera

• On what object should you focus the camera?
The person talking

• No tripod= Bad shot.


• Date and Time=
 Not for Blaze weekly.

• What's the difference between SP/EP?
SP = Standard Play .
• Camera shoots in: The Highest possible setting.

• Pre-Roll-
3-5 Seconds.

• Post-Roll-
At the end let roll for 3-5 seconds.

CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Dynamic = Has some depth, not plain.

• 1 Shot= Middle of chest and head room.

• 1 Shot with graphic= Access the shoulder

• 2 Shot=

• CU- Close up.

• MS- Medium Shot.

• LS-  Long Shot.

• ECU-  Extreme Close Up.

• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- Moving up and down.


• Pan- Moving it left and right.


• Zoom- Getting closer and farther away from an object.


• Dolly- Moving the camera on wheels.

LIGHTS
• Key-  Main light, from side.


• Fill- fills shawdows


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- One Direction.
• Omnidirectional All Directions.
• Cardiod-
• Lav/Lapel Microphone-
• Boom Microphone-

News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences. 
The telling of current events that are newsworthy through television, radio or internet. 



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness. 

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1.  Proximity. How close you are to the event.  Ex. We care about weather that's close to us.

2. Timeliness. News should be current. 

3.  Prominence. Famous people. Brittney Spears shaving her head.

4. Unusualness. How odd something is. Barack Obama getting a dog.

5. Significance. How many people are effected by an event. 9/11

6. Human interest. A "fluff, feel good" story.



What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Print journalism usually goes into more detail. 

2. Broadcast journalism is much more current

3. With print journalism you can choose what to read and how long. 


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

Because you can read what you want when you want and have the latest news.