JOU 3101 Exam 2 – Accurate Answers To All
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1. "The well prepared speaker"
- wrote a story on a speech that never happened
2. "No story"
- said there was no story because the speech was canceled due to a fist fight
Choose an answer
1 Common Lede Problems 2 Two Legends
3 Lede should tell 4 Interview tips
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Terms in this set (45)
Common Lede Problems Flabby
Cluttered
Dull
Mechanical
, Reporting Methods Research
Observation
Interviewing
Effective Ledes Focused
Context (Why is it important to the reader)
Form (Implies structure)
Preparation Develop a short hand
Ask "what is the goal?"
Engage (use their name)
Summarize
Interview tips 1. Don't do most of the talking or interupt
2. start with easy questions
3. let the source know what the story is about
4. flattery (ask for their advice)
5. Use Neutral questions
6. Avoid Yes/No answers
What builds a story? Examples and anecdotes
Ethics (when using quotes) 1. Evaluate the source
2. Is it a good source?
3. Is the material worth it?
On the Record information may be quoted directly and attributed to
the official by name and title
On Background Officials may be quoted directly or paraphrased and
are attributed to a "state department official" or
"administration official"
On Deep Background The source can not be quoted or identified in any
matter
- You may say "It has been learned"
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
1. "The well prepared speaker"
- wrote a story on a speech that never happened
2. "No story"
- said there was no story because the speech was canceled due to a fist fight
Choose an answer
1 Common Lede Problems 2 Two Legends
3 Lede should tell 4 Interview tips
Don't know?
Terms in this set (45)
Common Lede Problems Flabby
Cluttered
Dull
Mechanical
, Reporting Methods Research
Observation
Interviewing
Effective Ledes Focused
Context (Why is it important to the reader)
Form (Implies structure)
Preparation Develop a short hand
Ask "what is the goal?"
Engage (use their name)
Summarize
Interview tips 1. Don't do most of the talking or interupt
2. start with easy questions
3. let the source know what the story is about
4. flattery (ask for their advice)
5. Use Neutral questions
6. Avoid Yes/No answers
What builds a story? Examples and anecdotes
Ethics (when using quotes) 1. Evaluate the source
2. Is it a good source?
3. Is the material worth it?
On the Record information may be quoted directly and attributed to
the official by name and title
On Background Officials may be quoted directly or paraphrased and
are attributed to a "state department official" or
"administration official"
On Deep Background The source can not be quoted or identified in any
matter
- You may say "It has been learned"
