HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Enterprise News Non-breaking news (soft news) This provides journalists more options, and more time to prepare stories. Enterprise stories investigate an issue and expand on it, often exposing details that were previously unknown. Reflection and Summary Reflection: What kind of stories would you consider enterprise news? Why would this still be appropriate for a news paper or magazine? Summary: Find an enterprise story through social media (phone) or online. Why would you consider this story enterprise news and not breaking news? Example The Chicago Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize for exposing faulty government regulations of toy and carseats. Their story ended up changing government policy.

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Breaking News News that is breaking NOW and that journalists must cover live and on deadline. Reflection and Summary Reflection: What types of stories make up breaking news? Why? Would you rather cover enterprise news or breaking news? Summary: Read a story online or in the paper. Summarize the story. Was this a breaking news story or enterprise story. Why or why not?

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Beats Topics or areas of coverage such as sports or politics, but they re even further defined and specific. For example: Gainesville times might have a high school sports beat. Reflection and Summary Reflection: Think of some benefits to having a beat, versus covering different topics? Summary: Read a story online or in the paper. Summarize the story. Do you think this story was written by someone on a beat? Why or why not? Finally, how would that help the quality of the story?

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / general assignment reporter Reflection and Summary Reflection: Would you enjoy being a general assignment reporter? What would be the positives or negatives of this position. Summary: Summarize a news story. Do you think this story was written by a general assignment reporter? Why or why not? Reporters who do not have a regular beat to cover. Editors assign general news and feature stories.

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDE _ AND _ AUDIO / Profiles Stories about people such as leaders or authorities. They can also be people behind the scenes or people with unusual stories. Depending on a reporters beat, they may choose to write on an athlete, a businessman, celebrity, politician, musician, etc. Reflection and Summary Reflection: What is the purpose of profile stories? What do they add to a paper, broadcast show or news magazine? Summary: Read a profile story. What kind of story was it? What was the appeal to you (audience).

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Trend Spotting Noticing social trends. Journalists get together to discuss trends and how they can be turned into stories, or used in stories. Reflection and Summary Reflection: Why are trends important to follow in news writing? Summary: Read an article that discussing a new trend (memes, fashion, newest obsessions etc.) How was this story relevant or interesting?

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Tipping Point The point at which something unique becomes mainstream Reflection and Summary Reflection: Why is it important to know when a topic has passed the tipping point when writing a news story. Summary: Summarize a news story. Discuss how the topic might pass a tipping point and how you would know that.

HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Pitching Brainstorming meeting with editors and writers. Each person shares their ideas for stories and offer their expertise and suggestions. Reflection and Summary Reflection: Why is it important to discuss the types of stories the staff wants to write each edition? Summary: Summarize a news story. Imagine what the pitching session might have been like for this story…what might have been discussed?

HTTP :// AM. BLOGS. CNN. COM /2011/09/05/ GOT -60- SECONDS - AM - MRNING - HEADLINES - IN - ONE - MINUTE / Jargon Language specific to a sport or business. ie. for journalism we have: By-line Copy layouts Reflection and Summary Reflection: How might the use and understanding of jargon help or hurt a story? Summary: Summarize a news story. Did the story refer to any jargon? Was it clarified?

Interviews Talking to real people to get background information, personal response and makes a story compelling. Reflection and Summary Reflection: How do interviews add to a story? Be specific and give an example from your stories. Summary: Summarize a news story. How did the interviews add to your understanding of the story and the angle. HTTP :// WWW. CNN. COM / VIDEO / DATA /2.0/ VIDEO / BESTOFTV /2014/04/03/ MORNING - MINUTE NEWDAY. CNN. HTML HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / Turn in your journals or papers into the box on the cart

Review What are the six elements of news? Impact – anything that affects the story and community Element of surprise – it should be new Conflict - problems interest your reader Relevance – how is it relevant to the audience Prominence - Why is it important Proximity – the more local the more newspaper worthy it is. Reflection and Summary Reflection: Why is it important to understand what type of news you are writing/reading? Summary: Summarize a news story. Why type of new is it? Which elements of news did it contain? HTTP :// WWW. CNN. COM / VIDEO / DATA /2.0/ VIDEO / BESTOFTV /2014/04/03/ MORNING - MINUTE NEWDAY. CNN. HTML HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / 8 Hard News: A story is hard news if it is about a serious or important topic and has a sense of immediacy. Speeches, news conferences, actions taken by governing bodies, crimes, fires, and major weather stories such as hurricanes and blizzards are examples of hard news. Soft News: Feature stories and human interest stories are soft news. Articles that are informational, educational, emotional or entertaining are also soft news. Usually these stories do not have a strict deadline. Review

Reflection and Summary Reflection: What types of news reporter would you like to be? Summary: Summarize a news story. Why type of new is it? HTTP :// WWW. CNN. COM / VIDEO / DATA /2.0/ VIDEO / BESTOFTV /2014/04/03/ MORNING - MINUTE NEWDAY. CNN. HTML HTTP :// WWW. BBC. CO. UK / NEWS / VIDEO _ AND _ AUDIO / 8 Breaking News News that is breaking NOW and that journalists must cover live and on deadline. Beats Topics or areas of coverage such as sports or politics, but they re even further defined and specific. General Assignment Reporter Reporters who do not have a regular beat to cover. Editors assign general news and feature stories. Profiles Stories about people such as leaders or authorities. They can also be people behind the scenes or people with unusual stories. Review Social Media Platform – Reporters us websites as a way to get their news out. These are online tools that people use to connect with one another such as Facebook and Twitter. Enterprise News – Non-breaking news (soft news) This provides journalists more options, and more time to prepare stories.