1. Timeliness
How new the facts are
2. Proximity
The nearness of the fact from your location
3. Human Interest
The drama that surrounds people involved in an emotional struggle
4. Prominence
The news-worthiness of an individual, place or organization
5. Conflict
The meeting of two or more opposing forces (can be emotional, philosophical or physical)
6. Interviews
A recorded conversation with questions and answers between an interviewer & an interviewee
7. Research
An investigation of materials and sources to receive facts and new conclusions
8. Quotations
Words taken from a text or speech from the original speaker or author.
9. Yes-no question
A question with only one answer
10. follow-up question
We use follow-up questions when responding to a subject
11. Objective writing
A writing that you can verify through facts and evidence
12. Transition paragraph
Connecting two paragraphs with an idea so they match
13. Hard news story
The immediate front-page story/news
14. Soft news story
Stories that focus on human-interest or life style
15. Inverted Pyramid
A metaphor used by journalists to illustrate how info should be structured or prioritized
16. Third-person point of view
The outside perspective, never use "I" or "we" or "us" etc.
17. 5 Ws and H lead
What, Where, When, Who, Why and How
18. editing
Making corrections for a news story
19. attribution
The difference between research and plagiarism; gives stories credibility and perspective
20. paraphrase
20. paraphrase
To make shorter and simpler to make the meaning clearer
21. fragmentary quotation
An incomplete quote
22. direct quotation
Quotes directly from the speaker/writer
23. partial quotation
A quote that becomes part of a sentence
24. Uses of quotations
Transcribes what someone says
25. When to use quotations
When explaining a topic from a person's P.O.V. and using their words
26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired
When they're not wanted or needed
27. Editorial
A story with only one perspective against the opposite opinion
28. editorial page
The page with all the editorials
29. columns
Writer explaining their personal opinions on a column for the paper
30. editorial that criticizes
One that criticizes a topic or argument
31. editorial that explains
One that explains a topic without any opinions
32. editorial that persuades
An editorial written to make somebody change their opinion on the topic chosen
33. letter to the editor
33. letter to the editor
A letter sent to the public about concerns or issues from the readers
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