Monday, April 25, 2011

Hard News Notes

It has to be plus or minus 600 words
2 pages long double-spaced
LEAD - Summarize the story in the first two sentences
starts with important information and then least information last
When, Where, Who, Why, What, and How
Keep it clean and cluttered and not explicit.
Anything not time-sensative
Got the lead and other information and we are the ones we are writing down the facts.
Here's what happened and here's how it happened.
Start with easy questions and end with hard questions
record the interview and discover the body language
don't be afraid to re-write it.

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