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| author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", also wrote columns, feature stories, travel pieces and hoaxes that made him on the century's more popular authors |
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| called "the best American reporter" in the late 1800's, she pioneered investigative journalism with her bold undercover adventure: getting locked in an asylum, working in a sweatshop...she also traveled the world in 72 days |
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| hugely influential critic |
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| legendary American novelist with a straightforward prose style |
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| developed "gonzo journalism", a whacko blend of satire, profanity and hallucinogenic exaggerations. |
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| in the 1830's a new kind of newspapering emerged aimed at the interests of the common citizen: local news, sports, human-interest stories about real people and, above all, crime |
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| cheaper paper and faster presses made news affordable and available like never before, especially to America's growing urban population |
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| the rise of the modern newsroom |
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| the biggest and best newspapers hired and trained reporters to cover news in a professional way |
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| "Go West Young Man", a liberal, crusading social reformer |
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| charactized with: loud headlines, sensational stories on sin and sex. also lavish use of pictures (which were often faked), crowd-pleasing comics and features, crusades, and publicity stunts |
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| Editor of the "New York Journal" |
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| news value: does the story matter to readers? will it have an effect on their lives or their pocketbooks? the bigger the consequences the bigger the story needs to be... |
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| news value: has this story just happened? is it about to happen? timelessness is crucial, especially when you're competing against other media |
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| news value: how close is this story? obviously, events close to home will matter more to readers than events in other cities, states, or countries.... usually |
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| news value: does this story involve a well-known public figure or celebrity? if so, reasders are bound to be more interested or curious |
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| new value: is something new, odd, or surprising going on? (did a man bite a dog?) readers enjoy news that's intriguing and unexpected |
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| is there a clash of power? a political battle? a sports rivalry? reporters are constantly on the lookout for dramatic stories to tell |
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| news value: does this story make us sad? happy? angry? readers respond emotionally to human-interest stories that are poignant, comical, or inspiring |
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| the reporter's name, often followed by credentials. many papers require that stories be a certain length or written by a staffer to warrant a byline |
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| gives the location of a story that occurred outside the papers usual coverage area |
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| someone's exact words, usually spoken to the reporter during an interview |
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| a phrase that tells readers the source of a quote or the source of information used in the story |
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| the big type, written by copy editors, summarizing the story |
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| usually shot by staff photographers, but they can also be bought from national wire services. usually ran in black and white, since color pages cost more to print |
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| a line given to the photographers name (often adding the paper he or she works for) |
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| a quotation from the story that's given special graphic emphasis |
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| contact information for the reporter, enabling readers to provide feedback |
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| this is the one front page element that never changes, the name of the paper, set in special type |
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| daily papers often print one edition for street sales and another from home delivery to subscribers |
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| these informational graphics display key facts from the story in a visual way |
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| a subheadline, written by copy editors, that supplements information in the main headline |
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| when a long story in continued on another page, editors run this line to tell readers where the story continues or 'jumps' |
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| information about the photo is often collected by photographers but written by copy editors or reporters |
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| this is designed to grab readers attention so they'll by the paper and read this story (i.e. in the sports section) |
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| this alerts readers that there's another story in the same topic in another part of the newspaper |
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| a story written by a reporter working for another paper or a national news service, then sent (by wire) nationwide |
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| a close-up photo of someone's face, these usually run small, just an inch or two wide |
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| editors decided that this was the top story of the day- either because of the newsworthiness or reader appeal- so it gets the best play and the biggest headline on page one. |
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| false, it's a type of feature story called a 'follow-up' |
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| true or false: a centerpiece is always about current events? |
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| one of the last page elements that copy editors produce before sending the papers off to the press |
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| a small specially designed title (often with art) used for labeling special stories of series |
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| camera, telephone, computer, notebook, and tape recorder |
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| the basic hardware: the 5 tools every reporter needs are.... |
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| amount of opinion in a: news story |
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| amount of opinion in a: political news story |
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| amount of opinion in a: sports story |
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| amount of opinion in an: opinion column |
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| amount of opinion in a: movie review |
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| who, what, when, where, why |
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| begins the majority of news stories by combining the most significant of the 5 W's into one sentense |
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| delated identification lead |
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| witholds a significant piece of information-usually a person's name- until the second paragraph |
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| some stories unfold slowly, as the writer eases into the topic with an engaging and meaningful story |
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| this lead lack the urgency of hard-news leads, they're a device borrowed from fiction |
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| does not use third person (him, her, they) but rather 'you' |
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| the more extreme version delayed identification lead, you deliberately tease the readers by withholding a key piece of information, then spring it on them in a subsequent paragraph |
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| the startling statement (aka 'zinger' or 'hey Martha') |
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| the goal of this lead is the shock you into reading more |
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| instead of focusing on just one noun in the lead, you want to impress the reader with a longer list |
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| includes bad puns, scene-setting sound effects, typography, or wit |
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| this story structure is best used in new briefs and stories about breaking news |
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| this story structure is best used for: crimes, disasters or other dramatic new stories whener you want to include a chronology to show how events unfold |
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| redundancy, passive verbs, long wordy sentences, cliches, and jargon |
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| the five reasons you should hit the delete button are: |
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| the ultimate boss, presides over all departments to ensure profitability |
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| runs the newsroom, has the final say in story selection and news philosophy |
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| oversees the staff and equipment that get the newspaper printed on time |
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| supervises the distribution of the paper for subscribers and street sales |
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| coordinates the sales and production of classifieds and display ads |
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| oversees the day-to-day operation of the newsroom, resolves staffing issues |
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| coordinates photo assignments and chooses images to run in the paper |
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| works with other editors and reporters to develop material for web site |
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| oversees the editing and at many papers the layout of all stories in the paper |
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| assigns and edits all the stories running in the paper's feature section |
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| assigns and edits all the stories running the paper's sports section |
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| assigns and edits most of the papers local hard news stories |
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| what is the best movie about news and journalism ever? |
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