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Sel 151 (Chapter 3)
Sel 151 (Chapter 3)
SPORT STORY
• Report the facts and opinion
of others.
• Leave out own opinion.
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BODY DETAILS
THE LEAD • As the story goes
• Develop your
on, your details
• Who, what, where, “news” with
should become
when, why & how? supporting info,
less & less
• The most interviews,
important
important info goes overviews or
first references
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8 ESSENTIAL PARTS IN GAME STORY WRITING
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8 ESSENTIAL PARTS IN GAME STORY WRITING
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STEPS IN GAME STORY WRITING
GET ORGANIZED
• Don't overlook PLAN YOUR STORY ANYTHING MORE?
practical things! Try • Review your notes • Include some
to get to the match again at the end of insight from
in plenty of time so the match, the players or
you soak up the obviously with the coaches
atmosphere final result in mind. involved
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DO YOUR RESEARCH WRITE IT DOWN GET GOING • The audience is
• Try to find out • It's not a memory test, • This most interesting very wide and
about the so don't turn it in to thing will probably varied so
players, one! If you rely on feature in the journalists strive
managers and memory, before you introduction of your to be impartial
the situation know it you'll be getting report, and then you and not let their
at the teams players' names mixed can move on to the own feelings as
involved up and confused other major incidents fans get in the way
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of their reporting.
CHAPTER 3
THE FEATURES, SIDEBARS & COLUMNS
FEATURE
S
What about it? Characteristic!
• An insight into a • Accompanied by
trend or an issue or illustrative material
personality such as a picture,
graphic, video or fact
box.
Characteristic! Characteristic!
• Uses specific • Essentially cross-
examples to illustrate sectoral i.e. it should
that trend or issue appeal to anyone in a
and puts them in a global audience of
broad framework politically and
financially aware
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FEATURES
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TYPES OF FEATURES
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01 BUSINESS
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SCIENCE 02 FEATURES
FEATURES
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04 SPORT
FEATURES
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POLITICAL
FEATURES 5
ENVIRONMENT
FEATURES
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What about it?
• Commercial story that
is filed as a companion
piece to a running
“trunk” story or series
of updates on breaking
Characteristic! news
Characteristic!
• Use the “BLOW” of
Characteristic!
the trunk story plus • May be a colour
an additional story, or a historical
identifier e.g. or scene piece
SIDEBA
THAILAND-
CARS/REACTION-
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SIDEBAR
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COLUMNS
Characteristic!
Characteristic! • Contain a strong argument
• The author is licensed that is properly reasoned
to express a point of and backed up with
view. evidence
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COLUMNS
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WHO WRITES COLUMN
INVITED SPECIALIST
GUEST WRITERS
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THANK YOU !
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