JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: News Values, Secondary Source
5 Aug 2020
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Have a clear resolution near the end. Giving readers the most important information as quickly and succinctly as possible. Allow readers to quit reading at any point and still understand the gist if it. Gives a reader insight and perspective that goes beyond mere facts. Tries to hold a reader"s attention until the very end. Details make the story more vivid and real". Components of wsj formula: anecdotal lead/intro, a short story that illustrates or provides a specific example of the articles main. Or, as the case may be, how the source succumbs to the complication. A story that illustrates a larger point. Gives a specific example of a larger problem. Describe a specific moment or situation, allowing readers to form their own conclusions. Engage a reader"s imagination, thereby keeping a reader"s attention. Simply tells a reader what to think. Use an individual to explain a problem or issue that many people face.
