1. Unit 5: Building the Story
5-4 “putting it all Together”

2. SETTING THE STAGE… What is the job of the journalist? To Whom?
For what purpose… what do they do with the journalist’s info?
Where does the journalist get the info they provide?
After they research, how do they “fill the GAPS in their knowledge?
With who?
What do the experts do for the journalist?
U have your topic, the length, you’ve done research, and filled your gaps with interview info… now what?!?
What style you use is determined by the type of what?
What are 2 two (2) types of stories?
Describe Breaking vs. Feature News stories
Most news stories fall under which category?
Breaking new stories follow what format?
SETTING THE STAGE…

3. Breaking News vs. Feature News
Told in order of importance
best written in inverted pyramid
Results – Details – What’s Next?
no emotional involvement… just the facts
the reader can stop reading any time
STILL know the outcome of the story because THE LEDE is the outcome.
Feature News –
Told in Chronological order
Best written in Pyramid format
BKGD – Details - Results
Save results for ending for effect
emotional involvement comes from the reader
Breaking News vs. Feature News

4. The inverted pyramid LEDE- MOST NEWSWORTHY INFORMATION
Overall Result, Who? What? When? Where?
Body- IMPORTANT DETAILS
The Story Details, Why? How?
Quotes, Evidence, Remaining Major Details
Conclusion-
“What’s Next…”, extra content, etc.
THE LEDE - The opening graf of the story containing the most important info
Journalists don’t tell Breaking News stories in chronological order…
They tell stories in order of importance!!!
The inverted pyramid

5. How to Invert the pyramid?
Examine and read through the Research and Interview Transcripts of the story
Label or Highlight according to…
Necessary Facts
Important Facts (only if room)
Necessary Quotes
Important Quotes (only if Room)
Lede (1st graph, has 2 parts)
Hook- (1st sentence)
most important Outcome
Nut graph- (2nd sentence)
required info in order for reader to be able to stop reading after 1st paragraph and still get the main idea of the story
Unspecific who, What, when, where
Body (middle graphs)
More important details
Specific details
Why, & How
Quotes that can’t sway the reader
Conclusion (Final graph)
“What’s Next…” stuff
Results from story
How to Invert the pyramid?

6. The Story Details, Why, How, Quotes, Evidence, Remaining Major Details
Final Results
Overall Result
SPECIFIC DETAILS
The Story Details, Why, How, Quotes, Evidence, Remaining Major Details
Background Info
Who, What, Where, When
THE LEDE - The opening graf of the story containing the most important info
Journalists don’t tell feature stories in order of importance…
They tell stories Chronologically!!!
The Normal Pyramid

7. How to use a pyramid Format?
Examine and read through the Research and Interview Transcripts of the story
Label or Highlight according to…
Necessary Facts
Important Facts (only if room)
Necessary Quotes
Important Quotes (only if Room)
Lede (1st graph, has 2 parts)
Hook- (1st sentence)
Background INfo
Nut graph- (2nd sentence)
required info in order for reader to be able to stop reading after 1st paragraph and still get the main idea of the story
Unspecific who, What, when, where
Body (middle graphs)
More important details
Specific details
Why, & How
Quotes that can’t sway the reader
Conclusion (Final graph)
Results of the story
How it all ended!!!
How to use a pyramid Format?

8. Only Use if Have Room (Inches) or Time (Seg. Length)
In order to write your story (hard or soft) more efficiently
Journalists will create a stat sheet
To Make…
Use Research and Interview Transcripts to create
Highlight “necessary” Yellow
Highlight “Important” Green
Use only if room or time
Copy and Paste to organize info into 1 page document for quick reference
Stat Sheet Components
Necessary Facts
Important Facts
Necessary Quotes
Important Quotes
Only Use if Have Room (Inches) or Time (Seg. Length)
“Stat Sheets”

9. Outlining your stat Sheet
Read over all facts and quotes
Identify the “most important outcome” & label w/ an “H”
Evaluate remaining facts by asking, “will this fact help reader understand the main idea?”
If yes, label with an “N”
Usually the “Who, what, when, where”
Read remaining facts, identify the specific details
Label with a “B”
Usually the “specific who, why, or an unbiasing quote”
Read remaining info label with a “C”
Facts are results of the event
The “what’s next…?” stuff
Outlining your stat Sheet

10. classwork LEDE GRAPH MOST NEWSWORTHY INFORMATION
Apply all unit 5 lessons to your “story”
Find out topic & Length
Do research
Fill gaps w/ interview info
Make list of all your story’s facts (from research & Interview(S))
Using the “Correct pyramid…”
follow the steps on how to outline your story
Outline your story
Using your outline…
Take the remaining class period to Make your first rough draft
LEDE GRAPH
MOST NEWSWORTHY INFORMATION
Results, Who? What? When? Where?
BODY GRAPHS IMPORTANT DETAILS
CONCLUSION
WHAT’S NEXT…?
classwork