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What Makes a Good Story?
What Makes a Good Story?
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Pitching News Stories - MBC 713 #broadcastjournalism #highschooljournalism
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What is a reporter reel?
Video Resume
All of the tracks recorded by a reporter
B & C
Compilation of a Reporter's best stories and stand-ups
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What is hard news?
News that affects an entire group of people
News that covers hard to understand topics
Serious news of widespread import
News that’s based on opinions, not facts
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When would be the best time to air a story on homecoming (attire, asking your date, etc)?
The week after homecoming
The day of homecoming
A month before homecoming
A week before homecoming
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Which story best encompasses an element of proximity?
Zika Virus
Standardized Testing
Sinking Oil Prices
MHS vs. Stratford rivalry
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For a story to be interesting, it needs to have an element of conflict / controversy / humor?
Yes, Humor
No... conflict/controversy/humor is not needed
Yes, Controversy
Yes, Conflict
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What is soft news/feature news?
Human-Interest Piece
Entertainment News
All of the Above
Humor Piece
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Can you have a newsworthy story and still be lame?
It helps, but it still needs to be executed well
Yes, it still needs to be well shot with good interviews
No, if it's an important topic, then it will be a good story
Maybe but it makes it a lot easier to produce a good piece
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What makes a story newsworthy?
Timeliness
Proximity
Prominence
All of the Above
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Is the relevancy of the story important?
No, the number affected doesn't make it a good piece
Yes, the more people it affects, the better the story
Yes but there can be some exceptions like feature pieces
Sometimes but humor/entertainment is more important
