JOU3101 Reporting Fall 2025 Exam 3
well answered to pass
preparation for speech - correct answer ✔✔-know about background of the speaker
-copy of agenda/speech
-A-matter: write background (B-matter) first if on deadline
-learn preferred name of the speaker(s), determine correct spelling or use of middle initial
background of speaker - correct answer ✔✔-internet
-contact the speaker directly
-talk to speaker's agent
-talk to sponsor (i.e. Accent Speaker's Bureau)
-previous stories
-Wikipedia (can't always trust)
before the speech - correct answer ✔✔-arrive early, sit close
-introduce yourself to the speaker
detailed notes - correct answer ✔✔-environment of speech
-what kind of people were there (demographics)
-audience response --> especially anything distinctive such as yelling, booing
-estimate audience size
-pertinent or colorful quotes, capture unique language in the quote
-summarize a speaker's point
-paraphrase the rest
,speech notes - correct answer ✔✔-should be rough draft of the story to come
-gather too much material (it's easy to leave out what you write, difficult to leave questions of
reader/editor unanswered)
transparency - correct answer ✔✔if you don't know a fact, say it
DONT make something up
"The biggest single failure of inexperienced reporters is leaving holes in a story" -Foley
essentials in a speech story - correct answer ✔✔-what was said (speaker's main points)
-who spoke (name, identification)
-setting or circumstance
-unusual occurrences
-any of these could provide the lede/theme
-MOST speech stories emphasize what was said
after the speech - correct answer ✔✔-hang around
-talk to organizers/audience
-if possible, talk to the speaker to: ask questions, confirm points, clarifications, set up later
contact
-is there more news?
-continue thinking: what was the speaker's most newsworthy, interesting, significant main idea?
write it down.
, speech story lede - correct answer ✔✔-what's the story?
-emphasize the main points
-usually paraphrase, followed by the source
-don't: write a lede that could have been written before the speech/meeting/news conference
-resist a quote lede
-in addition to getting all the facts, your job is to be interesting
speech story 2nd graf - correct answer ✔✔-main details to support lede
-possible further ID of source
-possible use of direct or partial quote
speech story bridge graf - correct answer ✔✔-Context: Occasion, circumstances, sponsor
-Audience size
-Location
-"When"
-Speaker pay?
-Qualify if you get information in interviews after a public event, be transparent with your
audience
speech story body - correct answer ✔✔-Inverted pyramid
-Majority of content paraphrased
-Direct quotes for important points
-Perhaps some background
-Graf or two on speaker's bio
well answered to pass
preparation for speech - correct answer ✔✔-know about background of the speaker
-copy of agenda/speech
-A-matter: write background (B-matter) first if on deadline
-learn preferred name of the speaker(s), determine correct spelling or use of middle initial
background of speaker - correct answer ✔✔-internet
-contact the speaker directly
-talk to speaker's agent
-talk to sponsor (i.e. Accent Speaker's Bureau)
-previous stories
-Wikipedia (can't always trust)
before the speech - correct answer ✔✔-arrive early, sit close
-introduce yourself to the speaker
detailed notes - correct answer ✔✔-environment of speech
-what kind of people were there (demographics)
-audience response --> especially anything distinctive such as yelling, booing
-estimate audience size
-pertinent or colorful quotes, capture unique language in the quote
-summarize a speaker's point
-paraphrase the rest
,speech notes - correct answer ✔✔-should be rough draft of the story to come
-gather too much material (it's easy to leave out what you write, difficult to leave questions of
reader/editor unanswered)
transparency - correct answer ✔✔if you don't know a fact, say it
DONT make something up
"The biggest single failure of inexperienced reporters is leaving holes in a story" -Foley
essentials in a speech story - correct answer ✔✔-what was said (speaker's main points)
-who spoke (name, identification)
-setting or circumstance
-unusual occurrences
-any of these could provide the lede/theme
-MOST speech stories emphasize what was said
after the speech - correct answer ✔✔-hang around
-talk to organizers/audience
-if possible, talk to the speaker to: ask questions, confirm points, clarifications, set up later
contact
-is there more news?
-continue thinking: what was the speaker's most newsworthy, interesting, significant main idea?
write it down.
, speech story lede - correct answer ✔✔-what's the story?
-emphasize the main points
-usually paraphrase, followed by the source
-don't: write a lede that could have been written before the speech/meeting/news conference
-resist a quote lede
-in addition to getting all the facts, your job is to be interesting
speech story 2nd graf - correct answer ✔✔-main details to support lede
-possible further ID of source
-possible use of direct or partial quote
speech story bridge graf - correct answer ✔✔-Context: Occasion, circumstances, sponsor
-Audience size
-Location
-"When"
-Speaker pay?
-Qualify if you get information in interviews after a public event, be transparent with your
audience
speech story body - correct answer ✔✔-Inverted pyramid
-Majority of content paraphrased
-Direct quotes for important points
-Perhaps some background
-Graf or two on speaker's bio
