JR102 Lecture 1: Brights, follow-ups, roundups, sidebars and obituaries
28 Jun 2018
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Brights, follow-ups, roundups, sidebars and obituaries
Brights
●Choose either an inverted-pyramid styles or a suspended-interest style for the
story.
●If you use a suspended-interest approach, write a lead that will intrigue readers
without revealing the bizarre or amusing twist the story takes at the end.
Follow-ups
●Write a follow-up each time something newsworthy develops in a continuing
story.
●Stress the new developments in the lead and body of the story.
●Summarize the important background and earlier developments.
Roundups
●Emphasize the most important or unique incident or development in the lead.
●Explain in the lead what is common to all the incidents reported in the roundup.
●Organize facts and quotations by topic, not by source.
Sidebars
●Focus the lead on background, color, mood or some other aspect of the story
different from the one emphasized in the lead to the main story.
●Summarize the news event described in the main story.
Obituaries
●Gather basic information about the individual’s life: name, age, occupation, area
of residence, activities (hobbies and organizational memberships), honors and
awards, survivors and funeral arrangements.
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Document Summary
Choose either an inverted-pyramid styles or a suspended-interest style for the story. If you use a suspended-interest approach, write a lead that will intrigue readers without revealing the bizarre or amusing twist the story takes at the end. Write a follow-up each time something newsworthy develops in a continuing story. Stress the new developments in the lead and body of the story. Summarize the important background and earlier developments. Emphasize the most important or unique incident or development in the lead. Explain in the lead what is common to all the incidents reported in the roundup. Organize facts and quotations by topic, not by source. Focus the lead on background, color, mood or some other aspect of the story different from the one emphasized in the lead to the main story. Summarize the news event described in the main story.
