JRN 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Active Voice, First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Five Ws
29 Jan 2017
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Journalism : acts as a fact-checker, provides the truth, watchdog , acts as a public forum, guardian of the truth . The lead should include the most important fact: lede , always goes in the first paragraph. In journalism, a paragraph is only a sentence or two. Passive voice: the book was thrown by me. Why: did this happen, provides context. How to organize a story: inverted pyramid. Most interesting or important part comes first and progressively gets less interesting and important as the story goes on. First amendment: press, religion, speech, assembly, petition the government. Leads that succeed: basic news leads. Combines 5 w"s into one sentence: delayed identification leads. Withholds the name of the person in question until the second paragraph: immediate identification leads. Uses a public figure or celebrity in the sentence: anecdotal/narrative leads. Will be a mini-story with symbolic resonance for the bigger story: scene-setter leads. Deliberately teases the reader: roundup leads.
