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Week	
  4	
  
Wri(ng	
  for	
  the	
  Web	
  
June	
  2013	
  
Ki-­‐Min	
  Sung,	
  Digital	
  News	
  Training	
  
2	
  
  Leadership	
  Conference/Digital	
  Goals	
  
  Web	
  Audience	
  
  Headlines	
  
Previously	
  on	
  NPR	
  DS	
  
3	
  
4	
  
  Webified	
  radio	
  stories	
  	
  
  Web-­‐naJve	
  storytelling	
  
Web	
  wri(ng	
  
5	
  
Online	
  News	
  Cycle	
  
6	
  
  Who	
  is	
  my	
  audience?	
  
  What	
  is	
  most	
  relevant?	
  
  What	
  is	
  the	
  best	
  use	
  of	
  my	
  Jme?	
  	
  
Webify	
  vs.	
  Web-­‐na(ve	
  
7	
  
What	
  doesn’t	
  work…	
  
8	
  
What	
  doesn’t	
  work:	
  Transcripts	
  
9	
  
What	
  doesn’t	
  work:	
  Intro	
  +	
  Audio	
  
10	
  
Visual	
  Medium	
  
11	
  
KBIA	
  
12	
  
What	
  works…	
  
13	
  
What	
  works…	
  
14	
  
  Rewrite	
  the	
  lede	
  
  Edit	
  quotes	
  	
  
  Add	
  context	
  	
  	
  
Webifying	
  radio	
  scripts 	
  	
  
16	
  
Webified	
  Story	
  
Compare	
  ledes	
  
Radio:	
  
Most	
  people	
  over	
  50	
  think	
  they're	
  likely	
  to	
  be	
  	
  
healthier	
  and	
  more	
  acJve	
  in	
  reJrement	
  than	
  their	
  	
  
parents	
  were.	
  That's	
  what	
  people	
  said	
  in	
  a	
  poll	
  	
  
conducted	
  by	
  NPR,	
  the	
  Robert	
  Wood	
  Johnson	
  	
  
FoundaJon	
  and	
  the	
  Harvard	
  School	
  of	
  Public	
  Health.	
  	
  
But	
  people	
  may	
  be	
  wrong.	
  Some	
  experts	
  worry	
  that	
  	
  
the	
  generaJon	
  now	
  approaching	
  reJrement	
  may	
  	
  
actually	
  be	
  less	
  healthy	
  in	
  old	
  age	
  and	
  that	
  could	
  	
  
have	
  serious	
  financial	
  consequences	
  for	
  the	
  naJon	
  	
  
as	
  a	
  whole.	
  NPR's	
  Julie	
  Rovner	
  reports.	
  
JULIE	
  ROVNER:	
  If	
  you	
  want	
  to	
  see	
  what	
  it	
  means	
  to	
  	
  
live	
  a	
  long	
  and	
  acJve	
  life,	
  look	
  no	
  further	
  than	
  the	
  	
  
rec	
  room	
  at	
  the	
  Greenspring	
  Village	
  ReJrement	
  	
  
Community	
  in	
  Springfield,	
  Virginia.	
  
(SOUNDBITE	
  OF	
  VIDEO	
  GAME)	
  
ROVNER:	
  This	
  is	
  the	
  Wii	
  bowling	
  compeJJon	
  for	
  the	
  	
  
Northern	
  Virginia	
  Senior	
  Olympics.	
  Up	
  now,	
  the	
  80	
  	
  
to	
  99	
  age	
  group.	
  Given	
  these	
  compeJtors'	
  age,	
  	
  
organizers	
  are	
  making	
  a	
  few	
  accommodaJons.	
  
Compare	
  ledes	
  
Web:	
  
Most	
  baby	
  boomers	
  say	
  they're	
  planning	
  on	
  an	
  acJve	
  	
  
and	
  healthy	
  reJrement,	
  according	
  to	
  a	
  new	
  poll	
  	
  
conducted	
  by	
  NPR,	
  the	
  Robert	
  Wood	
  Johnson	
  	
  
FoundaJon	
  and	
  the	
  Harvard	
  School	
  of	
  Public	
  Health.	
  	
  
And,	
  in	
  a	
  switch	
  from	
  earlier	
  years,	
  more	
  than	
  two-­‐	
  
thirds	
  recognize	
  the	
  threat	
  of	
  long-­‐term	
  care	
  expenses	
  	
  
to	
  their	
  financial	
  futures.	
  
But	
  some	
  experts	
  worry	
  that	
  when	
  it	
  comes	
  to	
  their	
  	
  
health,	
  boomers	
  are	
  sJll	
  woefully	
  unprepared	
  —	
  or	
  	
  
worse,	
  in	
  denial.	
  
"The	
  mismatch	
  between	
  how	
  people	
  think	
  the	
  next	
  	
  
10	
  to	
  15	
  years	
  is	
  going	
  to	
  go	
  and	
  what	
  current	
  reJrees	
  
	
  experience	
  is	
  something	
  that's	
  very	
  consistent,"	
  says	
  
	
  Jeff	
  Goldsmith,	
  a	
  health	
  care	
  futurist	
  and	
  author	
  of	
  	
  
The	
  Long	
  Baby	
  Boom:	
  An	
  Op2mis2c	
  Vision	
  for	
  a	
  	
  
Graying	
  Genera2on,	
  a	
  book	
  about	
  aging	
  baby	
  	
  
boomers.	
  "There	
  is	
  no	
  quesJon	
  that	
  one	
  disJnguishing	
  	
  
feature	
  of	
  our	
  generaJon	
  is	
  this	
  extraordinary,	
  almost	
  	
  
geneJc	
  opJmism.	
  And	
  the	
  poll	
  results	
  look	
  to	
  me	
  like	
  	
  
a	
  lot	
  of	
  that	
  opJmism	
  was	
  drawn	
  from	
  a	
  deep	
  well	
  of	
  	
  
self-­‐delusion."	
  
AddiJonal	
  ReporJng	
  
20	
  
Webifying:	
  Break	
  format	
  
21	
  
22	
  
1.  Get	
  to	
  the	
  point,	
  tell	
  me	
  why	
  it’s	
  important	
  
2.  Grammar	
  and	
  spelling	
  are	
  important	
  
3.  You	
  can	
  say	
  it	
  beker	
  than	
  your	
  source,	
  summarize	
  	
  
4.  Details	
  –	
  this	
  proves	
  you	
  know	
  what	
  you’re	
  talking	
  about	
  
5.  Headlines	
  maker	
  A	
  LOT	
  	
  
Five	
  Differences:	
  Web	
  vs.	
  Radio	
  Wri(ng	
  
23	
  
  Not	
  all	
  radio	
  stories	
  are	
  meant	
  to	
  be	
  web	
  stories	
  
  Try	
  wriJng	
  web	
  text	
  first	
  –	
  it	
  can	
  even	
  make	
  your	
  
broadcast	
  story	
  beker	
  
  If	
  you’re	
  not	
  breaking	
  news,	
  what	
  are	
  you	
  adding	
  that	
  will	
  
disJnguish	
  your	
  story	
  	
  
Looking	
  Ahead	
  
24	
  
WEB-­‐NATIVE	
  STORYTELLING	
  
7	
  ways	
  to	
  be	
  na(ve	
  
25	
  
1.	
  Create	
  web-­‐only	
  stories	
  
26	
  
2.	
  Link	
  out	
  to	
  relevant	
  material	
  
27	
  
3.	
  Embed	
  content	
  
28	
  
4.	
  Update	
  stories	
  
29	
  
4.	
  Cura(on	
  
30	
  
5.	
  Make	
  it	
  easy	
  (Scannable)	
  
31	
  
Bolded	
  Subheads	
  
32	
  
6.	
  Let	
  the	
  format	
  fit	
  the	
  story	
  
33	
  
7.	
  Listen	
  &	
  respond	
  to	
  your	
  audience	
  
34	
  
CASE	
  STUDY:	
  KPLU	
  
35	
  
Web	
  Checklist	
  (must	
  hit	
  at	
  least	
  2)	
  
1.  Is	
  it	
  Jmely?	
  (Are	
  we	
  ahead	
  of	
  others?)	
  
2.  Are	
  you	
  adding	
  something	
  NEW	
  to	
  a	
  known	
  story?	
  
3.  Does	
  it	
  have	
  a	
  unique	
  angle	
  or	
  perspecJve?	
  
4.  Does	
  it	
  ask	
  users	
  to	
  take	
  acJon	
  or	
  express	
  an	
  
opinion?	
  
5.  Is	
  it	
  shareable?	
  (Would	
  YOU	
  share	
  it?)	
  
6.  Does	
  it	
  celebrate	
  an	
  idea,	
  person	
  or	
  place?	
  
 	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Radio	
  stories	
  treated	
  differently	
  online	
  
Broadcast	
  first	
  	
  
Web	
  days	
  later	
  
Web	
  first	
  
Broadcast	
  week	
  later	
  
38	
  
Web	
  to	
  Air	
  
39	
  
What	
  to	
  ask…	
  	
  
1.  What’s	
  next?	
  
2.  Who	
  are	
  the	
  key	
  players?	
  
3.  How	
  did	
  we	
  get	
  to	
  this	
  point?	
  	
  
4.  Why	
  does	
  this	
  maker?	
  
40	
  
Ques(ons	
  
41	
  
Write	
  1	
  webified	
  radio	
  story	
  
-­‐or-­‐	
  	
  
Write	
  1	
  web-­‐naJve	
  story	
  
COB:	
  Thursday,	
  June	
  13	
  
dseditorial@npr.org	
  
Assignment 	
  	
  
42	
  
hkp://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2013/04/driving-­‐the-­‐110-­‐freeway-­‐toll-­‐lanes	
  

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NPR Knight Writing for the Web June 2013

  • 1. Week  4   Wri(ng  for  the  Web   June  2013   Ki-­‐Min  Sung,  Digital  News  Training  
  • 2. 2     Leadership  Conference/Digital  Goals     Web  Audience     Headlines   Previously  on  NPR  DS  
  • 4. 4     Webified  radio  stories       Web-­‐naJve  storytelling   Web  wri(ng  
  • 5. 5   Online  News  Cycle  
  • 6. 6     Who  is  my  audience?     What  is  most  relevant?     What  is  the  best  use  of  my  Jme?     Webify  vs.  Web-­‐na(ve  
  • 7. 7   What  doesn’t  work…  
  • 8. 8   What  doesn’t  work:  Transcripts  
  • 9. 9   What  doesn’t  work:  Intro  +  Audio  
  • 14. 14     Rewrite  the  lede     Edit  quotes       Add  context       Webifying  radio  scripts    
  • 15.
  • 17. Compare  ledes   Radio:   Most  people  over  50  think  they're  likely  to  be     healthier  and  more  acJve  in  reJrement  than  their     parents  were.  That's  what  people  said  in  a  poll     conducted  by  NPR,  the  Robert  Wood  Johnson     FoundaJon  and  the  Harvard  School  of  Public  Health.     But  people  may  be  wrong.  Some  experts  worry  that     the  generaJon  now  approaching  reJrement  may     actually  be  less  healthy  in  old  age  and  that  could     have  serious  financial  consequences  for  the  naJon     as  a  whole.  NPR's  Julie  Rovner  reports.   JULIE  ROVNER:  If  you  want  to  see  what  it  means  to     live  a  long  and  acJve  life,  look  no  further  than  the     rec  room  at  the  Greenspring  Village  ReJrement     Community  in  Springfield,  Virginia.   (SOUNDBITE  OF  VIDEO  GAME)   ROVNER:  This  is  the  Wii  bowling  compeJJon  for  the     Northern  Virginia  Senior  Olympics.  Up  now,  the  80     to  99  age  group.  Given  these  compeJtors'  age,     organizers  are  making  a  few  accommodaJons.  
  • 18. Compare  ledes   Web:   Most  baby  boomers  say  they're  planning  on  an  acJve     and  healthy  reJrement,  according  to  a  new  poll     conducted  by  NPR,  the  Robert  Wood  Johnson     FoundaJon  and  the  Harvard  School  of  Public  Health.     And,  in  a  switch  from  earlier  years,  more  than  two-­‐   thirds  recognize  the  threat  of  long-­‐term  care  expenses     to  their  financial  futures.   But  some  experts  worry  that  when  it  comes  to  their     health,  boomers  are  sJll  woefully  unprepared  —  or     worse,  in  denial.   "The  mismatch  between  how  people  think  the  next     10  to  15  years  is  going  to  go  and  what  current  reJrees    experience  is  something  that's  very  consistent,"  says    Jeff  Goldsmith,  a  health  care  futurist  and  author  of     The  Long  Baby  Boom:  An  Op2mis2c  Vision  for  a     Graying  Genera2on,  a  book  about  aging  baby     boomers.  "There  is  no  quesJon  that  one  disJnguishing     feature  of  our  generaJon  is  this  extraordinary,  almost     geneJc  opJmism.  And  the  poll  results  look  to  me  like     a  lot  of  that  opJmism  was  drawn  from  a  deep  well  of     self-­‐delusion."  
  • 21. 21  
  • 22. 22   1.  Get  to  the  point,  tell  me  why  it’s  important   2.  Grammar  and  spelling  are  important   3.  You  can  say  it  beker  than  your  source,  summarize     4.  Details  –  this  proves  you  know  what  you’re  talking  about   5.  Headlines  maker  A  LOT     Five  Differences:  Web  vs.  Radio  Wri(ng  
  • 23. 23     Not  all  radio  stories  are  meant  to  be  web  stories     Try  wriJng  web  text  first  –  it  can  even  make  your   broadcast  story  beker     If  you’re  not  breaking  news,  what  are  you  adding  that  will   disJnguish  your  story     Looking  Ahead  
  • 24. 24   WEB-­‐NATIVE  STORYTELLING   7  ways  to  be  na(ve  
  • 25. 25   1.  Create  web-­‐only  stories  
  • 26. 26   2.  Link  out  to  relevant  material  
  • 27. 27   3.  Embed  content  
  • 28. 28   4.  Update  stories  
  • 30. 30   5.  Make  it  easy  (Scannable)  
  • 32. 32   6.  Let  the  format  fit  the  story  
  • 33. 33   7.  Listen  &  respond  to  your  audience  
  • 34. 34   CASE  STUDY:  KPLU  
  • 35. 35   Web  Checklist  (must  hit  at  least  2)   1.  Is  it  Jmely?  (Are  we  ahead  of  others?)   2.  Are  you  adding  something  NEW  to  a  known  story?   3.  Does  it  have  a  unique  angle  or  perspecJve?   4.  Does  it  ask  users  to  take  acJon  or  express  an   opinion?   5.  Is  it  shareable?  (Would  YOU  share  it?)   6.  Does  it  celebrate  an  idea,  person  or  place?  
  • 36.                    Radio  stories  treated  differently  online  
  • 37. Broadcast  first     Web  days  later   Web  first   Broadcast  week  later  
  • 38. 38   Web  to  Air  
  • 39. 39   What  to  ask…     1.  What’s  next?   2.  Who  are  the  key  players?   3.  How  did  we  get  to  this  point?     4.  Why  does  this  maker?  
  • 41. 41   Write  1  webified  radio  story   -­‐or-­‐     Write  1  web-­‐naJve  story   COB:  Thursday,  June  13   dseditorial@npr.org   Assignment