Week 5 - Final ProjectFinal Enterprise News Story The enterprise news story is a type of specialized story that is not based on breaking news or press conferences. These stories are focused more on the underlying factors that shape those events. Enterprise news stories are driven by keen observation and investigation to really get to the root of the issues that exist. This final assignment requires you to write one enterprise news story that will be adapted for both print publication and broadcast media. You will choose a story around one of the specialized types of journalism covered in the course: sports journalism, entertainment journalism, business journalism, government journalism, environmental journalism, or cultural journalism. You must choose a real-world publication for which to write the print story and a real-world program for which the broadcast story will appear. Although you will not submit your story to the media outlets, the assignment will require that you understand the organizations as well as the audiences that you are writing to and creating the broadcast script for. You are required to use at least five sources of information for each story. Topics and Issues To spark your critical thinking process regarding what to write about, you should access print publications as well as broadcast programs about the genre of specialized journalism covered in this course that interests you most. In addition to your local media outlets, you should also read and view national publications and broadcasts to broaden your scope of knowledge about what is trending in the genre you chose to write in. The Ashford University Library has the following newspaper databases that may also be helpful: Newspaper Source Plus, ProQuest Newsstand, and Canadian Newsstand. Sources of Information Gathering information from credible sources is a very important aspect of the journalism field. For this reason, you must provide a variety of credible sources that can be verified. You must use the following types of information sources for this assignment: · At least one face-to-face or phone interview with a person who can lend credible information for your story · At least one phone or email interview with a person who has an opposing viewpoint from the first interviewee · Two statistical or factual pieces of information about the topic or issue · These sources should come directly from the Ashford University Library. They may be scholarly publications or trade journals that specifically focus on the area. · Two opposing opinions about the topic or issue derived from CQ Researcher (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. · CQ Researcher is a database that offers a collection of opinion articles from experienced journalists on a variety of topics. Your use of this database is strictly for finding and presenting opposing views on the topics. The views may come from the authors themselves or a report on the viewpoints of others. Writing the Print.

1. Week 5 - Final ProjectFinal Enterprise News Story
The enterprise news story is a type of specialized story that is
not based on breaking news or press conferences. These stories
are focused more on the underlying factors that shape those
events. Enterprise news stories are driven by keen observation
and investigation to really get to the root of the issues that
exist.
This final assignment requires you to write one enterprise news
story that will be adapted for both print publication and
broadcast media. You will choose a story around one of the
specialized types of journalism covered in the course: sports
journalism, entertainment journalism, business journalism,
government journalism, environmental journalism, or cultural
journalism. You must choose a real-world publication for which
to write the print story and a real-world program for which the
broadcast story will appear. Although you will not submit your
story to the media outlets, the assignment will require that you
understand the organizations as well as the audiences that you
are writing to and creating the broadcast script for. You are
required to use at least five sources of information for each
story.
Topics and Issues
To spark your critical thinking process regarding what to write
about, you should access print publications as well as broadcast
programs about the genre of specialized journalism covered in
this course that interests you most. In addition to your local
media outlets, you should also read and view national
publications and broadcasts to broaden your scope of knowledge
about what is trending in the genre you chose to write in. The
Ashford University Library has the following newspaper
databases that may also be helpful: Newspaper Source Plus,
ProQuest Newsstand, and Canadian Newsstand.
Sources of Information
Gathering information from credible sources is a very important
aspect of the journalism field. For this reason, you must provide

2. a variety of credible sources that can be verified. You must use
the following types of information sources for this assignment:
· At least one face-to-face or phone interview with a person who
can lend credible information for your story
· At least one phone or email interview with a person who has
an opposing viewpoint from the first interviewee
· Two statistical or factual pieces of information about the topic
or issue
· These sources should come directly from the Ashford
University Library. They may be scholarly publications or trade
journals that specifically focus on the area.
· Two opposing opinions about the topic or issue derived from
CQ Researcher (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.
· CQ Researcher is a database that offers a collection of opinion
articles from experienced journalists on a variety of topics.
Your use of this database is strictly for finding and presenting
opposing views on the topics. The views may come from the
authors themselves or a report on the viewpoints of others.
Writing the Print News Story
For the print news story, you must
· Adhere to the Week Five Magazine Feature Template and
Associated Press (AP) Style.
· Write about a topic that is current, controversial, and of
human interest that relates to the specialized genre selected
(sports, entertainment, business, government, environmental, or
cultural).
· Develop the story for a real-world print publication tailored to
a specific audience.
· Incorporate facts, visual elements, and pull-quotes to enhance
the story.
· Differentiate between various facts and opinions on the topic.
· Provide proper attribution for all sources of information
included in the story (facts, statistics, images/video, and
opinions).
The print story must

3. · Be a minimum of 1000 words and a maximum of 1200 words.
· Use at least five sources of information. The sources must
include the following:
· At least one verbal interview (in-person or by phone)
· At least two statistical and/or factual pieces of information
about the topic from a credible source
· A report from CQ Researcher that explores the varying
opinions on the topic
· Provide proper attribution for all sources of information
included in the story (facts, statistics, images/video, and
opinions).
· Include at least two visual elements (chart, diagram,
photograph, etc.) for the written story and utilize a pull quote in
the layout.
Check It! Your print news story must be submitted through
Grammarly prior to submission.
Creating the Broadcast Script
For the broadcast news story script, you must
· Adhere to the Final Enterprise Broadcast Story Script
Template.
· Write about a topic that is current, controversial, and of
human interest that relates to the specialized genre selected.
· Develop the story for a real-world broadcast program tailored
to a specific audience.
· Incorporate facts, on-screen images, and video to enhance the
story.
· Differentiate between various facts and opinions on the topic.
· Provide proper attribution for all sources of information
included in the story (facts, statistics, images/video, and
opinions).
The broadcast script
· Must be a minimum of 10 minutes and a maximum of 15
minutes.
· Must use at least five sources of information.
· The sources must include the following:
· At least one verbal interview (in-person or by phone)

4. · At least two statistical and/or factual pieces of information
about the topic from a credible source
· At least two varying opinions on the topic derived from a CQ
Researcher report
· Must include at least three different visual elements scripted
into the story.
· Must include a separate source page that is formatted
according to the Final Story Source List Template.
View the Using Templates document for assistance with
modifying templates.
Saving Your Work: To maintain the formatting of your work,
you are strongly encouraged to save your assignment as a PDF
file. View Saving a Word Document as a PDF for steps on how
to do this.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used
to evaluate your assignment.
Tiffany VanVolkinburg
8:07pmDec 14 at 8:07pm
Manage Discussion Entry
The last sentence in the article, Emphasizing Enterprise
Reporting, from this week's readings states "no matter how
much the platforms change, first-class journalism remains
essential" (Rieder, 2012). Proof of this lies in the traffic a news
story, especially those outside of the 'breaking news/hard-
hitting news' categories, receive from readers.
When looking for an article to analyze, I browsed The New
York Times' website, since they are my typical go-to for print
news coverage.I came across a story about the Zika virus, which
swept news headlines last year. The headline for the article was
the first journalistic technique I noticed--especially since it was
what prompted me to stop and read the story--which read, As
Zika Babies Become Toddlers, Some Can't See, Walk or Talk.
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
The story was about the first wave of children born with the

5. Zika virus, and their developmental problems as they reach
toddler age. It included several studies conducted by the CDC,
and other health organizations around the world, that have kept
track of the amount of children born with the Zika virus since
it's initial outbreak a few years ago. The results were based on
the most severe cases.
As I began reading the story, I was completely engaged in the
content. I finished the article before I even realized I had been
reading long enough to reach an ending. The journalistic style I
noticed that made the article so engaging was the compelling
source commentary used throughout the piece. As journalists, it
is imperative that we remain objective, but great commentary is
the best way to liven up a story while still delivering factual
and non-biased information. The reporter, Pam Belluck, did an
amazing job with this stylistic technique, and using this
technique was able to inject relatable human emotions into the
writing (like sadness and empathy) while remaining neutral.
One journal article discusses the impact of journalistic
techniques and styles on society, saying "journalism’s
techniques, as with all forms of media, take over and reshape
moral models of human society. Techniques become metaphors
that predispose particular ways of thinking" (Miller, 2012).
Thus, I think it is imperative that a reporter creates an engaging
piece of writing without presenting a biased influence to a
reader's internalization of the content, because of the reporter's
writing style. So, when I read this heart-tugging article, I was
thoroughly impressed with Belluck's achievment of this.
Tiffany VanVolkinburg
References
Miller, J. (2012). MAINSTREAM JOURNALISM AS ANTI-
VERNACULAR MODERNISM. Journalism Studies, 13(1), 1-
18. doi:10.1080/1461670X.2011.578946
Rieder, R. (2012, April 4). Emphasizing enterprise reporting
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved
from http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=5284

6. Luis Torres
2:50pmDec 14 at 2:50pm
Manage Discussion Entry
https://www.yahoo.com/news/captured-isis-fighters-Iraq-
justice-swift-conviction-certain-174952840.html
The enterprise story I selected is from Yahoo.com, and its title
reads: "For captured ISIS fighters in Iraq, justice is swift and
conviction certain." The story begins with some details about
the trial of 20-year-old Hamza Ali Salim accused of illegally
training with the Islamic State, preaching falsely at a mosque
and persuading people to fight against the Iraqi army. After
bravely describing the process that people accused of being part
or collaborating with the Islamic state undergoes, the story
explains how some innocent people are practically forced to
admit their relationship with the terrorist group without having
the opportunity to access a lawyer since these are afraid to be
accused to siding with terrorists. The process is, therefore,
based on forced confessions and the cases are resolved quickly
without many chances for the accused to prove their innocence.
The story explains that most of those accused of belonging to
the terrorist group doesn't represent innocence at all, and in
many cases, the whole family had ISIS ties. The story details
the results of the investigations providing information about
resolutions from European countries on how to deal with minors
and their relatives and detail interviews with witnesses and is
accompanied by seven photos with detailed attributions.
"Accountability journalism is crucial to a news outlet's
mission." (Rieder, 2012). A captivating title and pull quotes are
used to catch the attention of the reader which worked fine with
me since it got my attention until the end of the story. An
enterprise story can be hard or soft news; however, because the
topic is on the political side I will categorize this enterprise
story as hard news. "A hard news story is more politically
relevant, focuses on the public or social relevance or
consequences of an event and is written in a less personal style

7. that does not include the journalist's personal views."
(McIntyre, 2016).
References
Rieder, R. (2012, April 4). Emphasizing enterprise reporting.
Retrieved from http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=5284
McIntyre, K. E., & Gibson, R. (2016). Positive News Makes
Readers Feel Good: A 'Silver-Lining' Approach to Negative
News Can Attract Audiences. Southern Communication Journal,
81(5), 304-315. doi:10.1080/1041794X.2016.1171892
Joseph Toppe
MondayDec 11 at 8:51am
Manage Discussion Entry
Source-driven news
An enterprise news article is not the result of breaking news, a
PR pro's pitch, press release, or an event. A news story of this
kind is source-driven, meaning the story's substance is an
insider's point of view. Perhaps you're a business writer and
your source gives you an exclusive scoop about a local
automotive manufacturer that is about to cut 100 jobs? The
enterprise news story uncovers issues that shape events and
breaking news!
As you look over the articles for your discussion post, take
special note of what established journalists are doing to sell you
their story. Is it the lead? The headline? Compelling sources?
Fiery commentary? What techniques will you use to entice and
keep the reader?
Reuters Journalists of the Year Awards - Enterprise Reporting
of the Year nominees (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.(Reuters, 2015).
References
R. (2015, April 07). Reuters Journalists of the Year Awards -
Enterprise Reporting of the Year nominees. Retrieved April 24,

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