This document outlines the structure and tasks of news gathering and writing for a journalism course. It discusses the basics of reporting, including verifying sources and attributing information. It describes different types of news stories and explains how reporters are assigned to specific beats to cover topics like police, education, politics and sports. Reporters on a beat are responsible for breaking news, features, follow-ups and routinely reviewing public documents. The document provides checklists for reporting and writing breaking news stories and profiles.
This document outlines the structure and tasks of news gathering and writing for a journalism course. It discusses the importance of objectivity, balance, and attributing information to verifiable sources. It describes different types of news stories and explains how reporters are assigned to specific beats to cover topics like education, politics, or sports. Reporters routinely review public documents, attend meetings, and cultivate sources for their beats. The document provides checklists for reporting and writing breaking news stories, features, and profiles according to standard journalism practices.
This document provides a historical overview of how football has evolved over the decades from the 1840s to the present. It discusses changes in the sport for players of different ages, such as the introduction of the forward pass and increased professionalization. The summary also notes how football has become more inclusive of Black players, women, and LGBTQ people. However, it comments that further progress is still needed in coaching diversity. The document concludes by discussing how football continues to be a source of community and tradition in American culture.
This document summarizes a lecture about the history and evolution of American football. It discusses how football originated in the late 19th century at elite universities and grew tremendously in popularity over the following decades. Key figures like Knute Rockne helped spread the game. The sport faced criticism over violence and injuries but adapted rules while maintaining widespread fan interest. In modern times, the game continues to grapple with the physical toll it takes on players' health and concerns over associated risks like binge drinking.
This document discusses the evolution of football in the late 20th century. It describes how the NFL continued to grow in popularity in the 1990s and experiments with new offensive schemes. It also covers how college football saw changes like freshman eligibility and scholarship rules. Specifically, it outlines how Howard Schnellenberger transformed Miami's program in the 1980s to focus on local recruiting and a pro-style offense. This helped launch Miami as a dynasty under Schnellenberger and later Jimmy Johnson. It also describes how the run and shoot offense was pioneered at schools like Houston behind coaches like Mouse Davis and Andre Ware.
This document summarizes how the game of football has evolved over time from the 1840s to the present day. It discusses changes in rules, player demographics, coaching demographics, the rise of analytics, and the growing participation of women and girls in flag football. While issues around diversity in coaching still remain, the document highlights progress that has been made and how the 10-year old today would see a much more inclusive version of the sport compared to generations past.
This lecture discusses how college and NFL football offenses have evolved over the past few decades to focus more on passing and scoring points. Spread offenses like the run-and-shoot and air raid have been adopted and refined. Rule changes and advances in turf and facilities have also enabled higher scoring. Fantasy football became hugely popular online, driving more viewership. NFL teams have also increasingly relocated and conferences realigned for financial reasons.
This document outlines the structure and tasks of news gathering and writing for a journalism course. It discusses the importance of objectivity, balance, and attributing information to verifiable sources. It describes different types of news stories and explains how reporters are assigned to specific beats to cover topics like education, politics, or sports. Reporters routinely review public documents, attend meetings, and cultivate sources for their beats. The document provides checklists for reporting and writing breaking news stories, features, and profiles according to standard journalism practices.
This document provides a historical overview of how football has evolved over the decades from the 1840s to the present. It discusses changes in the sport for players of different ages, such as the introduction of the forward pass and increased professionalization. The summary also notes how football has become more inclusive of Black players, women, and LGBTQ people. However, it comments that further progress is still needed in coaching diversity. The document concludes by discussing how football continues to be a source of community and tradition in American culture.
This document summarizes a lecture about the history and evolution of American football. It discusses how football originated in the late 19th century at elite universities and grew tremendously in popularity over the following decades. Key figures like Knute Rockne helped spread the game. The sport faced criticism over violence and injuries but adapted rules while maintaining widespread fan interest. In modern times, the game continues to grapple with the physical toll it takes on players' health and concerns over associated risks like binge drinking.
This document discusses the evolution of football in the late 20th century. It describes how the NFL continued to grow in popularity in the 1990s and experiments with new offensive schemes. It also covers how college football saw changes like freshman eligibility and scholarship rules. Specifically, it outlines how Howard Schnellenberger transformed Miami's program in the 1980s to focus on local recruiting and a pro-style offense. This helped launch Miami as a dynasty under Schnellenberger and later Jimmy Johnson. It also describes how the run and shoot offense was pioneered at schools like Houston behind coaches like Mouse Davis and Andre Ware.
This document summarizes how the game of football has evolved over time from the 1840s to the present day. It discusses changes in rules, player demographics, coaching demographics, the rise of analytics, and the growing participation of women and girls in flag football. While issues around diversity in coaching still remain, the document highlights progress that has been made and how the 10-year old today would see a much more inclusive version of the sport compared to generations past.
This lecture discusses how college and NFL football offenses have evolved over the past few decades to focus more on passing and scoring points. Spread offenses like the run-and-shoot and air raid have been adopted and refined. Rule changes and advances in turf and facilities have also enabled higher scoring. Fantasy football became hugely popular online, driving more viewership. NFL teams have also increasingly relocated and conferences realigned for financial reasons.
The document discusses the issue of college sports sponsorships with online sports gambling companies. It notes that while such deals provide revenue for athletic departments, they present moral dilemmas around exploiting and harming students. Some universities have modified or ended sponsorship deals after public backlash over targeting students with promotional codes and access to personal information. Politicians have also expressed concerns that colleges are not adequately supporting students who may develop gambling addictions. The gaming industry argues alumni sponsorships are acceptable but their self-imposed code of conduct on college partnerships is not enforceable.
JRN 589 - Concussions II / Female AthletesRich Hanley
Female athletes have been underrepresented in concussion studies, with some studies including no female participants. As a result, concussion protocols and treatment have largely focused on male athletes and may not adequately address the needs of female athletes. Several recent studies found that females have higher concussion rates than males in some sports, experience more severe symptoms, and have worse outcomes. However, females remain an understudied population. Including more female athletes in concussion research is needed to develop gender-specific guidelines and improve treatment for all athletes.
Concussions have been documented in football since the 19th century, but it was not until 1994 that the NFL began taking them seriously by forming a committee to study their causes and effects. Studies from the late 19th century onwards found high concussion rates in football players and warnings of long term neurological consequences. However, the game continued without warnings until lawsuits in the 2010s forced acknowledgement of the link to chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Modern players are larger and faster, but rule changes aim to reduce head impacts despite 99% of examined NFL player brains showing signs of CTE.
JRN 589 - Brian Flores and Eric BIeniemyRich Hanley
- Brian Flores sued the NFL in 2022 for racial discrimination in its hiring practices of Black head coaches. A judge ruled Flores' case against the Broncos, Giants, and Texans can proceed to trial, as he alleges they conducted "sham interviews" under the Rooney Rule.
- The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and front office positions, but Flores argues it has not worked as intended and teams still discriminate.
- Eric Bieniemy, the Chiefs' offensive coordinator, continues to be passed over for head coaching jobs despite his success, like previous white coordinators under Andy Reid receiving roles. A study found Black coordinators face disadvantages in the attributes historically
Here is the presentation that accompanied the lecture on the history of segregation in the NFL and college football to serve as background to the sequence on Black coaches in the NFL and college football.
JRN 589 - The Triumph of NIL / The NCAA Strikes BackRich Hanley
The document summarizes the legal case of Ed O'Bannon vs the NCAA regarding the use of college athletes' names, images, and likenesses in video games and other media without compensation. O'Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, filed a lawsuit in 2009 arguing this violated antitrust laws. The case established that NCAA compensation rules were an illegal restraint of trade. It paved the way for athletes to be paid for NIL rights, though the full implications were not realized until Justice Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in 2021 further questioned the NCAA's definition of amateurism. The case eliminated the fiction of amateurism in college sports.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of the concept of amateurism in sports. It traces how British historians in the 18th-19th centuries misinterpreted and fictionalized accounts of amateurism in ancient Greek athletics for political and class-related reasons. This myth of Greek amateurism was then propagated through works like Tom Brown's Schooldays and influenced the founding of the modern Olympic Games with their focus on amateurism. Key figures like Walter Camp and Pierre de Coubertin helped spread this myth in America and further shape the ideology of amateurism in sport, despite it having little basis in the actual practices of ancient Greek athletes.
This document summarizes how the game of football has evolved over time from the 1840s to the present day. It discusses changes in rules, player demographics, the growth of analytics, and the increasing involvement of women and minorities. While the basic elements of carrying an air-filled bladder across a line remain the same, football continues to reflect the broader social and cultural changes happening in America.
This document summarizes the history and evolution of football in the United States. It discusses how football originated at Harvard in the late 1800s and grew tremendously in popularity through the early 1900s. It became firmly established as a national tradition and pastime. The document also notes how the sport has changed over time through rule modifications to improve safety as well as the diminished but still important roles of kicking in modern football.
This lecture discusses how football has evolved on and off the field over the last few decades. Off the field, both college and pro football have adapted to technological changes to make the game more popular on TV. On the field, spread offenses like the run-and-shoot and air raid have led to explosive increases in scoring. Conference realignments and the creation of a playoff system have also changed the structure of college football. Fantasy football has hugely grown the audience for the NFL by incentivizing fans to watch more games.
This document discusses various proposed solutions to disinformation and their flaws. It outlines four main solutions: media literacy, content moderation, prebunking, and truth sandwiches. For each solution, it notes limitations such as the difficulty of teaching critical thinking, biases in content moderation, and how disinformation operators exploit journalistic standards of balance. The conclusion states that while no solution is perfect, the goal should be finding approaches that are good enough to contain disinformation without needing to be perfect.
The document discusses the concept of "the liar's dividend" where spreading disinformation does not necessarily result in consequences for the liar. It has become easier to spread disinformation through social media. This erodes trust in journalism and spreads skepticism of real evidence. It benefits authoritarian leaders and shifts societal norms. Journalists face dilemmas in verifying information and may overstate "fake news" issues out of self-interest, further exacerbating problems. Finding solutions is difficult as disinformation spreads faster than the truth.
This lecture discusses the evolution of football from the 1960s to the present day. It outlines how rule changes and innovations favored a more open, passing-focused game. Bill Walsh developed the West Coast offense for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1960s-70s which featured short, precise passes. He then implemented this offense with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s, winning multiple Super Bowls. The quarterback position became more prominent and offenses increasingly revolved around the pass due to these philosophical and rules changes, transforming the sport into the form seen today.
This lecture discusses the evolution of football from the late 1960s to the 1970s, including the rise of celebrity quarterbacks like Joe Namath, the growth of televised football culminating with Monday Night Football, and the emergence of option offenses like the wishbone and veer that came to dominate college football. Innovations like artificial turf and domed stadiums supported these new offenses. Although the wishbone was eventually countered, it led to a running back-dominated era in college football. Professionally, the AFL-NFL merger was completed, and Paul Brown introduced innovations with the Cincinnati Bengals like the short-passing West Coast offense.
The document discusses the Overton Window, which refers to the range of ideas that the public is willing to consider. It notes that think tanks and social movements must work to shift the Overton Window to advance their policy goals. However, disinformation has also become a driver in shifting the Overton Window, as was seen with the stop-the-steal campaign which influenced electoral rules and led to many Republican candidates casting doubt on the 2020 election results. The rapid spread of ideas online through memes and internet culture has also contributed to a faster opening of the Overton Window.
This lecture discusses the evolution of college and pro football between the 1920s-1950s. A key moment was Alabama's 1926 Rose Bowl victory, which boosted the popularity of southern college football. The NFL saw increased integration of former college stars in the 1930s due to rule changes allowing passing anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. This opened up the game and led to the rise of star quarterbacks. By the late 1930s, the NFL had established stable teams in major cities and a college draft system to sort new players.
The World Health Organization termed the spread of COVID-19 misinformation an "infodemic" that led to unnecessary death and suffering. A vast amount of disinformation spread on social media and through bots, confusing people and undermining public health efforts. Disinformation promoted dangerous "cures" and conspiracy theories, and later targeted COVID-19 vaccines. Vulnerable groups like women, youth, and low-income individuals were specifically targeted. The spread of misinformation has been linked to lower vaccination rates and higher COVID-19 death rates among some groups.
This presentation was provided by Racquel Jemison, Ph.D., Christina MacLaughlin, Ph.D., and Paulomi Majumder. Ph.D., all of the American Chemical Society, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.
CapTechTalks Webinar Slides June 2024 Donovan Wright.pptxCapitolTechU
Slides from a Capitol Technology University webinar held June 20, 2024. The webinar featured Dr. Donovan Wright, presenting on the Department of Defense Digital Transformation.
The document discusses the issue of college sports sponsorships with online sports gambling companies. It notes that while such deals provide revenue for athletic departments, they present moral dilemmas around exploiting and harming students. Some universities have modified or ended sponsorship deals after public backlash over targeting students with promotional codes and access to personal information. Politicians have also expressed concerns that colleges are not adequately supporting students who may develop gambling addictions. The gaming industry argues alumni sponsorships are acceptable but their self-imposed code of conduct on college partnerships is not enforceable.
JRN 589 - Concussions II / Female AthletesRich Hanley
Female athletes have been underrepresented in concussion studies, with some studies including no female participants. As a result, concussion protocols and treatment have largely focused on male athletes and may not adequately address the needs of female athletes. Several recent studies found that females have higher concussion rates than males in some sports, experience more severe symptoms, and have worse outcomes. However, females remain an understudied population. Including more female athletes in concussion research is needed to develop gender-specific guidelines and improve treatment for all athletes.
Concussions have been documented in football since the 19th century, but it was not until 1994 that the NFL began taking them seriously by forming a committee to study their causes and effects. Studies from the late 19th century onwards found high concussion rates in football players and warnings of long term neurological consequences. However, the game continued without warnings until lawsuits in the 2010s forced acknowledgement of the link to chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Modern players are larger and faster, but rule changes aim to reduce head impacts despite 99% of examined NFL player brains showing signs of CTE.
JRN 589 - Brian Flores and Eric BIeniemyRich Hanley
- Brian Flores sued the NFL in 2022 for racial discrimination in its hiring practices of Black head coaches. A judge ruled Flores' case against the Broncos, Giants, and Texans can proceed to trial, as he alleges they conducted "sham interviews" under the Rooney Rule.
- The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and front office positions, but Flores argues it has not worked as intended and teams still discriminate.
- Eric Bieniemy, the Chiefs' offensive coordinator, continues to be passed over for head coaching jobs despite his success, like previous white coordinators under Andy Reid receiving roles. A study found Black coordinators face disadvantages in the attributes historically
Here is the presentation that accompanied the lecture on the history of segregation in the NFL and college football to serve as background to the sequence on Black coaches in the NFL and college football.
JRN 589 - The Triumph of NIL / The NCAA Strikes BackRich Hanley
The document summarizes the legal case of Ed O'Bannon vs the NCAA regarding the use of college athletes' names, images, and likenesses in video games and other media without compensation. O'Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, filed a lawsuit in 2009 arguing this violated antitrust laws. The case established that NCAA compensation rules were an illegal restraint of trade. It paved the way for athletes to be paid for NIL rights, though the full implications were not realized until Justice Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in 2021 further questioned the NCAA's definition of amateurism. The case eliminated the fiction of amateurism in college sports.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of the concept of amateurism in sports. It traces how British historians in the 18th-19th centuries misinterpreted and fictionalized accounts of amateurism in ancient Greek athletics for political and class-related reasons. This myth of Greek amateurism was then propagated through works like Tom Brown's Schooldays and influenced the founding of the modern Olympic Games with their focus on amateurism. Key figures like Walter Camp and Pierre de Coubertin helped spread this myth in America and further shape the ideology of amateurism in sport, despite it having little basis in the actual practices of ancient Greek athletes.
This document summarizes how the game of football has evolved over time from the 1840s to the present day. It discusses changes in rules, player demographics, the growth of analytics, and the increasing involvement of women and minorities. While the basic elements of carrying an air-filled bladder across a line remain the same, football continues to reflect the broader social and cultural changes happening in America.
This document summarizes the history and evolution of football in the United States. It discusses how football originated at Harvard in the late 1800s and grew tremendously in popularity through the early 1900s. It became firmly established as a national tradition and pastime. The document also notes how the sport has changed over time through rule modifications to improve safety as well as the diminished but still important roles of kicking in modern football.
This lecture discusses how football has evolved on and off the field over the last few decades. Off the field, both college and pro football have adapted to technological changes to make the game more popular on TV. On the field, spread offenses like the run-and-shoot and air raid have led to explosive increases in scoring. Conference realignments and the creation of a playoff system have also changed the structure of college football. Fantasy football has hugely grown the audience for the NFL by incentivizing fans to watch more games.
This document discusses various proposed solutions to disinformation and their flaws. It outlines four main solutions: media literacy, content moderation, prebunking, and truth sandwiches. For each solution, it notes limitations such as the difficulty of teaching critical thinking, biases in content moderation, and how disinformation operators exploit journalistic standards of balance. The conclusion states that while no solution is perfect, the goal should be finding approaches that are good enough to contain disinformation without needing to be perfect.
The document discusses the concept of "the liar's dividend" where spreading disinformation does not necessarily result in consequences for the liar. It has become easier to spread disinformation through social media. This erodes trust in journalism and spreads skepticism of real evidence. It benefits authoritarian leaders and shifts societal norms. Journalists face dilemmas in verifying information and may overstate "fake news" issues out of self-interest, further exacerbating problems. Finding solutions is difficult as disinformation spreads faster than the truth.
This lecture discusses the evolution of football from the 1960s to the present day. It outlines how rule changes and innovations favored a more open, passing-focused game. Bill Walsh developed the West Coast offense for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1960s-70s which featured short, precise passes. He then implemented this offense with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s, winning multiple Super Bowls. The quarterback position became more prominent and offenses increasingly revolved around the pass due to these philosophical and rules changes, transforming the sport into the form seen today.
This lecture discusses the evolution of football from the late 1960s to the 1970s, including the rise of celebrity quarterbacks like Joe Namath, the growth of televised football culminating with Monday Night Football, and the emergence of option offenses like the wishbone and veer that came to dominate college football. Innovations like artificial turf and domed stadiums supported these new offenses. Although the wishbone was eventually countered, it led to a running back-dominated era in college football. Professionally, the AFL-NFL merger was completed, and Paul Brown introduced innovations with the Cincinnati Bengals like the short-passing West Coast offense.
The document discusses the Overton Window, which refers to the range of ideas that the public is willing to consider. It notes that think tanks and social movements must work to shift the Overton Window to advance their policy goals. However, disinformation has also become a driver in shifting the Overton Window, as was seen with the stop-the-steal campaign which influenced electoral rules and led to many Republican candidates casting doubt on the 2020 election results. The rapid spread of ideas online through memes and internet culture has also contributed to a faster opening of the Overton Window.
This lecture discusses the evolution of college and pro football between the 1920s-1950s. A key moment was Alabama's 1926 Rose Bowl victory, which boosted the popularity of southern college football. The NFL saw increased integration of former college stars in the 1930s due to rule changes allowing passing anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. This opened up the game and led to the rise of star quarterbacks. By the late 1930s, the NFL had established stable teams in major cities and a college draft system to sort new players.
The World Health Organization termed the spread of COVID-19 misinformation an "infodemic" that led to unnecessary death and suffering. A vast amount of disinformation spread on social media and through bots, confusing people and undermining public health efforts. Disinformation promoted dangerous "cures" and conspiracy theories, and later targeted COVID-19 vaccines. Vulnerable groups like women, youth, and low-income individuals were specifically targeted. The spread of misinformation has been linked to lower vaccination rates and higher COVID-19 death rates among some groups.
This presentation was provided by Racquel Jemison, Ph.D., Christina MacLaughlin, Ph.D., and Paulomi Majumder. Ph.D., all of the American Chemical Society, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.
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2. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Background
- We practice the journalism of verification, meaning:
a. All sources must be identified
b. All information must be attributed to verifiable source (i.e.,
government document, report issued by agency or non-profit
institution that has established reputation for producing valid
material
c. All stories are objective; no opinions by reporter permitted
d. All stories are balanced; all sides represented
3. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Background
- Different types of news
a. Breaking news – Crimes/Fires/Accidents or events outside
of everyday life
b. Hard news – News stories of immediate and lasting
impact at some level, written entirely in the
traditional inverted pyramid style of the five w’s and
the h: who/what/when/where/how/why. Meeting
coverage, coverage of a lawsuit & process coverage
4. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Background
- Different types of news
c. Features – Stories that match a news value but that are
approached as more narrative in presentation and
reporting
d. Profiles – An in-depth story on a person whose life or
whose behavior either in a single event or over a
period of time matches a news value
e. Explainer – A story that reveals how and why something is
as it is, using data at its core
5. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Beats
- Reporters assigned to a specific topic generally arranged to reflect
existing government and/or cultural structures such as
a. Local police, fire & courts
b. Local Education
c. Local Politics
d. Local Sports
e. Local Business
f. General Assignment
6. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Beats
- Reporters assigned to a beat are responsible for all news connected
to that sector of coverage, including:
a. Breaking News
b. Features & Profiles
c. Follow Ups
- Reporters cover the beat by reviewing routine public documents and
cultivating contacts who may forward intel away from the public realm
in the form of tips and information
7. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Beats
- Police Beat Routine Documents
a. Police blotter (lists arrests)
b. Police log (lists calls to police)
C. Police reports (narratives about calls/arrests/accidents
produced by individual officers who responded to call. (These
may not be available for public inspection)
- Police beat reporters view these documents each day to see if any
news can be extracted from item or items posted
8. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Beats
- Police beat reporters also monitor police communications to react
immediately to breaking news such as major crimes or accidents
- Police beat reporters are required to report details via social media
as the event unfolds
9. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Beats
- The same routine holds for other beats
- The other beats generally follow what’s known as process journalism
in reporting on routine matters that follow a set pattern; i.e., legislation
- The reporter inspects documents each day (i.e., meeting agenda,
reports) to see if anything warrants coverage
- Reporters will cover public meetings connected to their beats and
often use these meetings for several stories depending on the
connection between the item and a news value
10. JRN 260 - News Writing
Structure of News Gathering
● Beats
- Beat reporters are generally required to post at least one story a day
- Beat reporters are generally required to use social media to cover
breaking news as it happens and later post their full stories
- Beat reporters are generally required to use social media to post
information that may not deserve full coverage but is interesting
- Beat reporters are generally required to produce features and
profiles on people and developments connected to their beats
several times a week
11. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Idea interpreted as news based on news values
● Reporting the information in the form of public
documents, interviews and observation
● Writing the story to answer the
who/what/when/where/how/why questions, generally
12. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Reporting Checklist – Breaking/Hard News
- Reporting begins with the idea or interpretation of a person, place
thing or event on the beat as news
- Some are obvious: for police beat reporters, major crimes, fires and
court cases involving a major crime or prominent figure automatically
are covered
- For reporters engaged in process-oriented beats such as education,
the reporting begins with an inspection of public documents and
meetings associated with the core agency of the beat
13. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Reporting Checklist
- Typical path for a story on a housing development:
a. Document filed with public agency
b. Interviews with at least four people involved in the process:
- government official
- instigator of proposal
- local person against proposal
- local person for proposal
c. Story would be followed up through conclusion over time
14. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Writing Checklist
- Inverted pyramid that summarizes the information
HAMDEN - A Rocky Top Road property that made headlines almost a decade ago once
again is the subject of a controversial zoning application.
Mountain View Estates LLC has filed an application to construct 288 apartments on just
more than 18 acres of land at 64 Rocky Top Road. The Inland Wetlands Commission
will hold a public hearing on the application Feb. 1 and the Planning and Zoning Commission will
open its hearing on March 28.
15. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Writing Checklist
- Confirm all information; make sure names are spelled properly, dates
are accurate, etc.
- Clarify context if necessary
- Review to see if any information is missing
- Review for focus: does the lede make sense in the context of the
information presented throughout the story
- Check spelling, grammar and usage
16. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Reporting Checklist - Profile
- Make sure the subject is interesting enough to the audience
- Some are obvious as the subject is prominent
- Some are not prominent but may deserve stories for exceptional
reasons
17. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Profile Checklist
- Typical path for a profile
a. Observe person in organic habitat: home, office, etc.
b. Observe person in action if warranted
c. Ask person for other people to interview
d. Interview at least three other people who know the subject
i. Family
ii. Friends
iii. Co-workers, coach, etc.
18. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Writing Profile Checklist
- Look for a revealing anecdote that captures the essence of the
person and use as a lede
- Construct a nut, or summary, paragraph after that opening anecdote
that summarizes the person and shows why the subject is important
- Use lots of quotes and descriptions throughout
19. JRN 260 - News Writing
Tasks
● Writing Profile Checklist
- Confirm all information; make sure names are spelled properly, dates
are accurate, etc.
- Clarify context if necessary
- Review to see if any information is missing
- Review for focus: does the lede make sense in the context of the
information presented throughout the story
- Check spelling, grammar and usage