StoryCheck - Your personal editor in your pocket GEN Hackathon 2013 Presentation (Keynote export) West Cape News (http://westcapenews.com) with Baobab Suite (http://baobabsuite.com)

1. WEST CAPE NEWS
Your Editor in Your Pocket
With thanks to Kanthan Pillay and Colin Howell

2. Target
Under-resourced newsrooms

3. Problems
- Overworked editor
- No time for briefing
- Staffed by junior journalists
and unskilled volunteers

4. Solution
A mobile-based story
checklist app to ensure
all bases are covered

5. Choose
a story type
Choose a Story Type
Accidents
Biography
Budget Adoption
Courts - Civil Action
Courts - Verdict Stories
Crime
Disaster
Feature
Fire
Interview
Meeting
News Conference
Obituary
Political Speech
Sport
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6. Choose a Story Type
Accidents
Biography
Budget Adoption
Courts - Civil Action
Courts - Verdict Stories
Crime
Disaster
Feature
Fire
Interview
Meeting
News Conference
Obituary
Political Speech
Sport
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Edit your
checklist
Service delivery protests
Political Speech
Why we are delivering
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200 people rowdy
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Increasing service delivery protests
Speaker's main point
Quotes to support main point
Audience: number, makeup, reacti...
Additional points raised by speaker
Background to major point
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7. Service delivery protests
Political Speech
Why we are delivering
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200 people rowdy
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Speaker's main point
Quotes to support main point
Audience: number, makeup, reacti...
Additional points raised by speaker
Add a headline
Mark
- Done
- Not Done
- N/A
See progress
at a glance
Service delivery protests
Political Speech
Why we are delivering
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200 people rowdy
Tap to add notes
Speaker's main point
Quotes to support main point
Audience: number, makeup, reacti...
Additional points raised by speaker

8. Service delivery protests
Political Speech
Why we are delivering
Tap to add notes
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200 people rowdy
Tap to add notes
Increasing service delivery protests
Speaker's main point
Quotes to support main point
Audience: number, makeup, reacti...
Additional points raised by speaker
Background to major point
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to story
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Audience: number, makeup, reactions
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Track progress
across your
active stories
My Stories
BY DATE BY TYPE BY HEADLINE
AUGUST 2013
Service delivery protests
27.08.2013 / Political Speech
Upcoming ANC rally
29.08.2013 / Political Speech
Councillors and their perks
31.08.2013 / Investigation
SEPTEMBER 2013
Hackathon 2013
07.09.2013 / Tech Event
Progress in public transport in CT
10.09.2013 / Investigation
Power blackouts in Worcester
12.09.2013 / Ongoing Research
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10. My Stories
BY DATE BY TYPE BY HEADLINE
AUGUST 2013
Service delivery protests
27.08.2013 / Political Speech
Upcoming ANC rally
29.08.2013 / Political Speech
Councillors and their perks
31.08.2013 / Investigation
SEPTEMBER 2013
Hackathon 2013
07.09.2013 / Tech Event
Progress in public transport in CT
10.09.2013 / Investigation
Power blackouts in Worcester
Add new story or
search existing
Sort your
stories easily
See how complete
your stories are

11. My Stories
BY DATE BY TYPE BY HEADLINE
AUGUST 2013
Service delivery protests
27.08.2013 / Political Speech
Upcoming ANC rally
29.08.2013 / Political Speech
Councillors and their perks
31.08.2013 / Investigation
SEPTEMBER 2013
Hackathon 2013
07.09.2013 / Tech Event
Progress in public transport in CT
10.09.2013 / Investigation
Power blackouts in Worcester
12.09.2013 / Ongoing Research
GEN Hackathon 2013
Learn how
to write
better stories
Tips and Hints
Elections provide a unique opportunity for journalists...
1. Use simple sentences 2. Write clearly and simply...
The most important thing to remember when repor...
Photographs can add enormous value to a news art...
No story is worth dying for.
Government websites: http://www.capetown.gov ...
Covering elections
Estimate the size of a crowd
Writing recipe
Interviewing techniques
Shooting great pictures
Surviving the story
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Concert and sports events
Estimate the size of a crowd
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1. Use simple sentences
2. Write clearly and simply
3. Achieve rhythm by varying sentence
and paragraph lengths
4. Use simple words whenever possible
5. Use the correct word. If you are
unsure, check the dictionary – and if
you need another word look it up in a
thesaurus
6. Write with conviction, sincerity and
7. Use quotes to strengthen your story –
but ensure they are accurate
8. Describe smell, feel, taste and sight to
“paint” a word picture for the reader
Writing Recipe
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12. Thank you
WEST CAPE NEWS
With thanks to Kanthan Pillay and Colin Howell