News Writing and Reporting Final Chapter 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
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News Writing and Reporting Final Chapter 3
Questions With Complete Solutions
Delayed-Identification lead Withholds a significant piece of information- usually a
person's name - until the second paragraph.
Direct address lead Uses the second-person voice to speak directly to the reader in featu...
News Writing and Reporting Final Chapter 3
Questions With Complete Solutions
Delayed-Identification lead Withholds a significant piece of information- usually a
person's name - until the second paragraph.
Direct address lead Uses the second-person voice to speak directly to the reader in feature
stories.
Editors People who read news stories and make changes in them to make them more
readable.
Fair Getting all sides of a story.
Five W's Who, what, when, where, why - the building blocks of every news story.
Immediate - Identification lead Names a public figure or a celebrity in the lead.
, News Writing and Reporting Final Chapter 3
Questions With Complete Solutions
Inverted pyramid The most basic story structure. The more important facts are placed at
the top with less important details following in descending order. Story structure looks like an
upside-down pyramid.
Jargon Language spoken by bureaucrats or language that is recognizable to a certain
profession but not the general public. It excludes people from understanding. Avoid it.
Journalese The type of jargon used by journalists. Omit it.
Kabob A story structure that begins with an anecdote about a specific person, continues
with a nut graf and general discussion, and ends with another anecdote - much like vegetables
and meat on a skewer. Also called the Wall Street Journal formula because reporters from that
newspaper use the structure often.
Kicker The end of a story.
Lead (or lede); The beginning of a news story.
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