For these weeks, we will:
- Review and practice "summary ledes"
- Review the "inverted pyramid" format
- Learn tips and tricks in organizing the information in your traditional news story
- Learn about the "hourglass" style of news reporting
- (Optional) If you choose to do a re-write of your personality profile, then please make sure to turn it in on Friday, Feb. 26
- News story is due Friday, Feb. 19 for in-class peer editing. A final draft will be due by the next Friday, Feb. 26.
- Third writing assignment due Friday, March 11.
- Read the following chapters:
- 2: Selecting and Reporting the News
- 7: Basic News Leads
- 8: Alternative Leads
- 9: The Body of a News Story
- 10: Quotations and Attributions
- 11: Interviewing
- 17: Feature Writing
