Profiles

Profiles An entertaining, informative piece on a person (or occasionally a group) Depends on how well you can coax the subject into revealing details of their private life Also should talk with their friends, colleagues, relatives, critics

Profiles Get them to tell lots of stories (anecdotes) The anecdotes make the reader relate to subject Have strong opening and closing

Mas about features Focus structure/the Wall Street Journal approach

Mas about features Focus structure/the Wall Street Journal approach By focusing on one individual, it makes complex issues and numbers meaningful

“A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.” Joseph Stalin

How it looks Focus on individual > transition to larger issue > report on larger issue > return to opening focus

Even more about features Add foreshadowing

Even more about features Add foreshadowing Goal is to ensure readers continue reading

Even more about features Add foreshadowing Goal is to ensure readers continue reading Can be done in a single sentence or developed during several grafs

Bret Hostetler, a 16-year old aspiring actor from Sarasota, knew if he aced the audition, his life would never be the same Like millions of teenagers, Hostetler wants to find success in Hollywood and beyond. According to the Screen Actors Guild…

Yes, there’s more! Add the “so-what” Tell the readers why they should care that about the individual you’re focusing on

Yes, there’s more! Add the “so-what” Tell the readers why they should care that about the individual you’re focusing on This is the “Impact” from ICNPPIE

Yes, there’s more So if doing a story about migraine headaches: lede with individual’s struggle > foreshadow something in their life that’s changed > talk about how many people have migraines in America > talk about how much this costs America > finish with individual’s problem you foreshadowed (for example: yes, they had to quit their job)

13 weeks of journalism: a review Why study journalism?

13 weeks of journalism: a review First Amendment Most/least media free nations History of journalism… starting with Luke and through to today’s on-line world

13 weeks of journalism: a review What is news? Know your audience I Can Never Prepare Pancakes In England Never be dull Accuracy/fairness/objectivity

13 weeks of journalism: a review Interviewing Starts with great notes Notebook/recorder/computer Preparation During interview On the record/off the record/on background

13 weeks of journalism: a review Types of interviews Use of quotes Attribution

13 weeks of journalism: a review Inverted pyramid journalism Five Ws (and an H)

13 weeks of journalism: a review Ledes

Writing great ledes Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy? Is it compelling? Is it news??????

13 weeks of journalism: a review Other types of ledes

13 weeks of journalism: a review After the lede Briefs Brites Nut graf Story structure: Martini glass, Kabob, WSJ Features and profiles

Assignment 11/19 Pages 18-27 Would it be a nice day for a quiz?