1. News and reporting. What is it and how do you find it?

2. What is news?  News is an event, story or piece of information that readers are or would be interested in. Review of Moneyball Missing person Rise in tuition

3. What makes it news?  Impact  Immediacy  Proximity  Prominence  Novelty  Conflict  Emotion

4. Who is your audience  Let’s assume it’s the CCC community: Students Staff Community around here Taxpayers who support the college Businesses nearby Alumni

5. Impact  Tuition going up at CCC vs. PSU  Tuition going up at PSU vs. NYU

6. Immediacy  Movie review about Moneyball  Movie review about Toy Story 3

7. Proximity  Missing Clackamas student  Missing UCLA student

8. Prominence  Random student collapsing in community center  College president collapsing in community center

9. Novelty  Biggest Sitka Spruce tree falls over in storm  Iguana gets pulled over for DUI  Ramones street sign gets stolen in NYC

10. Conflict  Teachers strike  Sports rivalry  Big guy vs. little guy

11. Emotions/Ethics  People who leave children in cars  Violin player in DC subway

12. How do you find news?  Press releases  Department heads, secretaries, instructors  Student government  Tips / leads  Public relations  Talking to people! Don’t forget the little people, not just higher-ups!

13. Research  Before scheduling interviews it is always a good idea to Google your topic.  Other coverage in media?  Search engines, archives, informational interviews, etc.  Ask around

14. Interview types and pros/cons  There are three common types of interviews:  Email: Allows for flexible interview schedules. However it allows for prepared responses.  Phone: Answers are unprepared. You don’t get to gauge their reactions.  In person: “In the moment.” Reactions, unpreparedness, etc. You have to work around both schedules.

15. Interviewing tips  Audio recorder or no? Allows for accurate information but going over the tape can be tedious and boring.  Start with small talk.  Try not to ask closed-ended questions.  When closing the interview ask if you can contact them again if you need more, who else to talk to and if they would like to add more.

16. Sources  In journalism, sources are usually people, not memos, data sheets or presentations (although those are used.)  Develop a relationship with sources that you will use often This allows for a smooth relationship and trust.

17. Sources II.  If you have a source that is not getting back to you on a timely basis then find another source that can provide the same level of information.  Don’t promise anonymity to sources.  If you cannot get a source to go on the record or print his real name, then talk to your editor and find a different source.

18. How do you write a news story?  Stay out of it. You are not the news You are the reporter

19. Every story should should answer WWWWWHWWWWWH

20. 5 W’s and an H  Who  What  Where  When  Why  How

21. How that you have information:  How do you write a news story?

22. Come up with a lead  The first sentence or paragraph in a story.

23. Nut graph  An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story will be about.  It tells readers why they should care.  It’s kind of like your thesis statement.

24. News peg  Why you’re writing it now. Story on all-weather tires: Summer or fall?

25. Types of leads  Basic news  Anecdotal/narrative  Scene-setter  Direct address  Blind  Startling statement  Roundup  Wordplay

26. Inverted pyramid  Most important facts first  Followed by other key facts