ENGL 3502: 10/08/05
Accepted principles of journalism
1. That newsreports are accurate & balanced & complete
2. Information relevant to what people should know & need to know
3. Reporting should avoid harm
Skills of Journalists
. communication skills
. a questioning, curious and inquisitive mind
. writing abilities
. news sense
. IT knowledge
. listening/language/interviewing skills
. general knowledge
. empathy, patience and understanding
. a sense of working for more than self
Newspapers:
expert interpretation.
=> sectionalisation -> developed knowledge of audience and field -> experience base => specialised
experts => journalist as mediator => public
Article styles:
Most common and useful for reporting hard news... the inverted pyramid
required hard-hitting information stacked at top. so that the reader knows events in first paragraph. continues into details, quotes and argument.
alternates:
1. circle - create a starting point which is the conclusion
2. anecdotal - relate the facts to a personal story
3. hourglass - used when 2 1/2's make a whole. info-detail-detail-info.
4. running - live as it happens
5. technical list - list of info
6. foreshadowing - key scene (description) then stat to lead into key points.
Transitions.
~> move to two different but connected points. followed by...
NUT GRAPH -> this is why we have written the story.
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