PPT-Lead Writing Exercises News Writing

Think of the what and the who first usually those make the best start for a lead Look at the facts and numbers Anything Choose the information with the most impact or that is the most . Writing a . News Report. Samples from 2010. Here are some samples of student work with grades from the 2010 OSSLT test..  . Please take some time to review the answers and the commentary on why . each student scored . Learning Goals. To identify the parts of a news report. To identify bias. To identify writing style. To identify audience and purpose. To write an informative news report. What is a news Report?. A news report is a special form of writing that follows a very specific . Comm. 260W. Writing a News Release. Identify the point you are trying to make – the theme.. For whom are you writing – who is the audience?. Obtain relevant information to make your point.. Decide whether the release will be in the form of a straight news story or a feature.. Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes. Researching the event. As you read . chapters six and seven, . take notes on the following: . What news worthy event occurs?. Who is involved?. How do they behave?. What witnesses are there?. Features are not a first-hand account of the news. They look at what’s behind the news by exploring the lives of the people behind involved.. Show, don’t tell. Animate your characters and recount events in a way that let the scene do the talking instead of the reporter’s voice.. 2017 Celebration for Teaching and Learning. Prof. JoAnne Sweeny. Brandeis School of Law. Learning to Write. Writing is . an important skill that we should help our students improve. because . it is a skill, the only way to improve writing is through practice. Writing for the ear instead of the eye of the audience. Have the courage to write simply.. -Merv Block. BROADCAST NEWS WRITING:. . Writing . for television and radio. . Keep . in mind. Listeners/viewers cannot “flip back” and review the information. Introduction. . Study Plan of . Introduction to Academic Writing. You have fifteen weeks to study the first six units of the book.. You need to cover these chapters in order because the sentence structures presented in them are sequenced, moving from simple sentences through compound sentences to complex sentences. . News Reporting and Writing – 10. th. Edition. Criteria for Selecting Radio and Television News. 4 criteria radio and television use to select news. 1. Timeliness . . - most important news value in radio and T.V. . News Report. Samples from 2010. Here are some samples of student work with grades from the 2010 OSSLT test..  . Please take some time to review the answers and the commentary on why . each student scored . Adapted from UIL website. Nancy Gibson – Journalism I. The "who" lead.  - If the "who" is a person (place or thing) well known, it is usually the feature of the lead. The name alone attracts attention. Unless one of the other elements is particularly outstanding, the "big name" comes first. Tips and tricks. Will cover. Asking . the important questions (before writing) . Format and writing style. Quotes. Placement. Quiz. What to ask before writing. What goal is the press release trying to accomplish? . These are all examples of what part of a writing piece?. “‘Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.”. “. Ba-room, . ba. -room, . The Writing Centre Department of English 1 Your audience will greatly increase with the right lede for your newspaper article. Listed below are ways to improve your lede writing. What is a lede? A l