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A vegetarian student group at Turkle Hall dormitory will hold an assembly on Friday to protest the dorm's "unhealthy" food policies. The group, called VOMIT, believes the dorm's menu focuses too heavily on meat. Their president, Ben Dover, said the heavy meat diet has led to many students getting sick. While meat-heavy diets have been linked to health issues, the story includes the president's personal opinions about diet and health. Journalism guidelines recommend keeping news stories factual and avoiding opinions.
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News writing basics 2
- 1. News writing basics Nattaya Piriyawiboon August 29, 2016
- 2. Just the facts • Find the errors of this story. • Campus vegetarians will hold an assembly at Turkle Hall Friday to protest the dormitory’s unhealthy food policies. All students are encouraged to attend.
- 3. • Unhealthy – said who? • Encouraged to attend – by who?
- 4. • “The menu in that dorm is just meat, meat, meet,” said Ben Dover, the highly respected president of Vegetarians Opposed to Meat in Turkel (VOMIT). “That’s why so many Turkle residents have been getting sick this year.”
- 5. • Research has shown that a diet heavy in meat is bad for you. In Japan, where rice is a staple in people’s diets, there is a much lower incidence of cancer. My own health has improved dramatically since I stopped eating meat last year.
- 6. • “An informative story is important. A dramatic story is desirable. An honest story is imperative.” David Shaw, LA Times media writer
- 7. Where do opinions belong in Journalism?
- 8. Disaster news stories • An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, forcing hundreds to evacuate as quake-generate tsunami waves approached. (Reuters)
- 9. • This news story is straightforward, factual and unemotional – even though this event resulted in deaths and injuries. The reporter makes no attempt to overdramatize the situation or to philosophize about the human tragedy.
- 10. Political news stories • President Bush roared out of his New York convention last week, leaving many Democrats nervous bout the state of the presidential race. (The New York Times)
- 11. • It is OK to use colorful descriptions if they are accurate (“roar” and “nervous”).
- 12. Sports stories • Tom Brady was uncannily accurate as usual, throwing for 335 yards and three touchdowns. (The Associated Press) • Sport stories often add flavor and attitude to the reporting (uncannily accurate).
- 13. Opinion columns • Only in an election year ruled by fiction could a sissy who used Daddy’s connections to escape Vietnam turn an actual war hero into a girlie man. (The New York Times) • This column criticized George Bush’s 2004 campaign against John Kerry.
- 14. Movie review • Shamelessly devoid of intelligence, interesting characters, scares or gore, “Alien vs. Predator” is a concept that fails to deliver on any of what made the original films so great.” (Willamette Week) • Reviewers are expected to mouth off in provocative ways.
- 15. The five W’s • WHO • WHAT • WHEN • WHERE • WHY
- 16. EXAMPLES OF THE FIVE W’S Swimming was prohibited (what) in Cooper Lake (where) Monday (when) after a dangerous amount of algae was found in the water last week (why). Polk County health officials declared the lake off-limits because of blue-green algae blooms (who). The restrictions include windsurfing and sailboarding but not boating. (what)
- 18. How to write an effective news lead • 1. Collect all your facts • 2. Sum it up, boil it down. • 3. Prioritize the five W’s. • 4. Rethink, revise, rewrite.
- 19. Practice • Write a lead of the following story: what happened: a private plane crashed when: Friday night the result: 3 passengers were injured the place: Mudflap Airport the reason: lightning struck the plane the consequence: the plane plunged into the river