10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a ____Topic____.
-What is your story about?


-Who is your audience?
- Why is this story important to your audience?



Ex. EVHS Dance Team .




2. Find an ___Angle___.
- More Specifically, what is important about your topic?
-What should the reader learn?
- Summerize in 3 words.



3. Collect ___Infromation___.
- Who are the experts for this story?
- Do you need opposing points of view?
- What interview questions should I ask?
-What other research must be done to complete the story?



4. Conduct the ___Interview____.
- Ask open ended questions.
- Rule of 3s.
- Filling the silence.
-Non-question question.



5. Shoot your reporter ___Stand-UP___.

- Should have a good idea about what story is about.
- Stand-UP for transition from one location to the next.
- No first person: "I went"
-In MIDDLE of story



6. Organize your __Sound Bites___.

- What quotes should I use?
- How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
- What are my gold nuggets?
-Sprinkle nuggets through out.



7. Write ___Segues___ in your story.

- Use words that tie the interviews together.
- What information can I add to the story?
- Can the story stand on it's own?

8. Write the __Beginning___ and ___End___ of your story.

- Write body first.
- Best sound bytes for beginning and end.
- Paraphrase a sound byte at the beginning


9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____________________.