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Introduction
What makes a news story?
• The fundamental requirements for any story to be classified as news
• Knowing your audience - what will be new and of interest to them?
Developing a nose for finding news
• Learning where news is to be found and how to get at it
• How to find an angle that makes a story worth reporting
Researching a story
• The internet, archives, published and unpublished sources
• Who to ask to find out what will make your story new and fresh
Structuring a news story
• The Inverted Triangle method
• Ensuring the six essential elements are present high up in your news story |
Finding news in press releases, reports and meetings
• How to spot hidden angles and stories in press releases and reports
• How to develop press releases by gathering additional information and finding a better angle
• Spotting a story in a dull meeting that other reporters might miss
Law for journalists
• What journalists need to know about defamation, contempt and privacy
How to interview
• How to win your subject’s confidence
• What questions to ask and the order in which to ask them
• How to encourage them to say more than they intended
• Getting the right quotes and using them effectively
How to keep to deadlines
• Working against the clock
• How to save time by drafting the bulk of a story before you know what the final outcome - or your angle - will be
• Tips and tricks to make news editors happy
Questions and answers |
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