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| Reporters name followed by credentials |
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| Location of story, (usually at very beginning of story) ie- PORTLAND -- |
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| opening paragraph of a story |
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| phrase that tells reader the source of a quote or the source of information used in a story (police department) |
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| The big type, written by copy editor that summarizes story |
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| black/white pictures shot by photo editor |
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| line stating photographers name and organization they work for |
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| aka. pullquotes. quotation from story that gives special graphic emphasis |
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| contact info. for the reporter to all feedback |
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| Front-page element that never changes, the name of the paper (NEW YORK TIMES) |
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| daily papers print one edition for street sales and another for home sales (Final edition) |
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| Informational graphics like maps, charts, diagrams |
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| the subheadline written by copy editors to supplement main headline |
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| the story itself, columns measured in inches and usually run for 7 inches then change |
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| continued on.... another page, story continues or jumps to separate page |
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| aka. caption, info about the photo collected by photographers |
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| AKA. promo/skybox. grabs readers attention so they read that story in another section. IE sports (top of page) |
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| alerts readers that there is anther story on same topic in another part of the newspaper |
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| story written for another publication or national news service, then sent by telegraph wire (old days) nation wide |
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| close up of someones face |
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| Lead story! top story of the day due to newsworthiness or reader appeal to make headline, |
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| One of the last page elements that copy editors produce before sending paper to press, tells "whats inside" |
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| small, specially designed title with art used to label special stories (childcare in crisis) |
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| What makes a story interesting?? Seven things |
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impact
Immediacy
Proximity
Prominence
novelty
conflict
emotion |
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| does the story matter or effect readers? Bigger consequences = bigger story |
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| Did it just happen? About to happen? Timeline is crucial |
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| How close is this story? Local events matter to local people. Duh |
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| Does this story involve a well known celebrity or public figure? Makes readers concerned/curious |
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| Is something new, odd, surprising, weird? Readers enjoy the unexpected. |
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| Is there a clash of power or battle? Enjoy dramatic confrontation |
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| Does this story make us happy? Sad? Mad? We emotionally respond to human interest stories. |
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| revolutionized JRN first, why we have inverted pyramid, must transmit most important info first |
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| Narrative and chronological in stories |
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| next big shift in JRN, mostly technological, leads to structural change |
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| Using the eyes and ears of the community to help you report a story; web allows multiple sources, data processing software, real time surveys |
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