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| A person's life story in a formula sense |
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| What is included in the lead of an obit? |
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Lead (1-2 sentences)
- name
- age
- city, town (where they live)
- identifier
- cause of death, if given
- when
- where
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| what are the other 9 points that are included in a obit? |
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1. info on where the person was born and raised (native, resident)
2. educational history
3. employment history
4. military history
5. honors
- military
- professional
6. memberships
EX: National Athletic Marketing Directors
7. hobbies
8. survivors
9 funeral arrangements |
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| When writing about the survivors, how do you list groups and lists? |
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Groups are separated by semi-colons
Lists are separated by commas |
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Write out the following example:
Tom's survivors were his parents al and better and his 3 daughters mary, sherry and kate |
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| Tom is survived by his parents, Al and Betty; three daughters, Mary, Sherry of Detroit and Kate; three bothers, .... |
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| When writing the lead of an obit, how should you include the person who died? |
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you start with the person's name, then put an identifier, then how they died.
Ex: Mary M. Sorrell, a former Marks Electric computer operator, died Tuesday at Millard Fillmore Hospital of a heart attack. She was 58.
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| how is the information about the mass included in an obit? |
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You write:
" A Mass will be celebrated at St. Timothy's Church in Williamsville on Wednesday at 11:00 am.
Burial will be at Mount Olive Cemetary." |
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| A sotry that is a soft, fluff piece, typically found in other sections of the newspaper usually |
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| What makes a feature different from hard news? |
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because its not hard news, it doesnt have to follow the writing rules. BUT you still have to have the facts, can't make anything up
Features are also more relaxed, conversation-like
***we do NOT use the Inverted Pyramid Style |
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| How are features in terms of deadlines? |
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| Generall, features don't have to follow a dealine, timeliness is not usually a concern |
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| What are the 3 points to remember when writing a feature? |
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| 1. Must be accurate, based on facts 2. Tight and bright 3. Clarified |
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| When does the lead have to be included in the feature? |
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| The lead doesn't have to be written until the 5th, 6th paragraph, but sooner or later, you have to tell the reader what the story is about. |
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| What else can be used when writing a feature? |
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| You can use contractions, ask questions, use slang (EX: finger lickin' good) |
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| can alliterations and segments be used in a feature? |
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yes, fragments can be used, you don't have to write perfect sentences
1 or 2 word sentece are ok
EX: "No way" |
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| What is broadcast writing? |
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| Broadcast writing is all about readibility. You are writing for an anchor or a reporter who is actually reading the copy, so it should be easily read. |
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| How should the lead in broadcast writing be? (4 points) |
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1. short, sweet, simple
2. 10-15 words
3. try to pull in the viewer w/ good identifiers
4. follow up lead using the inverted pyramid style |
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| what tense should be used in the lead? |
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| use present tense in the lead, then mix tenses, meaning you can go from present tense to past tense throughout the rest of the story. |
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