Journalism 1

4 novelty leads

Picture; vivid description of the person or thing in the story. Freak; play on words, alliteration, poetry, or an unusual typographical arrangement to grab readers attention. Allusion; reference to work that has previously been written. Quotation; short, eye catching quote or remark. Very important and overshadows facts of the story

strong straight leads

Who, what, where, when, how. Lead's first verb should always be the "what" (active voice)

parts of an editorial

argument (thesis), counter argument, strong pro argument, stronger pro argument, and strongest pro argument, reinforce thesis statement

Three qualities of a feature story

could be used any time of the year, big event/issue, novelty headline, NO OPINION, 500-700 words

4 qualities of an inspirational article

does not "inspire", to-do list structure with a feature story, tells people what to do,

4 components of a sports story

good headline, strong lead, outcome early, key event/turning point in event, metaphors, quotes, description of crowds, individual exploits (MVP), stats, whats coming up, NO OPINION

Worse leads

label lead; begins with a, an, or the. Usually followed by the name of a club or team. Question lead; opens with a rhetorical question. Cliche Lead; ridiculously overused. Lost meaning to people

4 components of a dartboard

must have novelty lead (QUOTATION FROM THE PERSON), Must have the basic W's by the end of the second paragraph, must have a past experience/story that is interesting, direct quotes are always summarized, Speakers name is always referenced by either both first and last name or just the last name, always use said or says

Four different types of editorials

praise, critique, explain, and persuade

Common proofreaders marks

slashy thing for OMIT, ^ means insert, / used to separate two or more marks, new paragraph symbol,