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    The document discusses the structure of a news story, known as the inverted pyramid. This structure presents the most important facts like who, what, where, when, why and how at the beginning for the public. Less important details are further down. An example asks what facts readers expect in breaking news stories about disasters, like the size of an earthquake and damage details, rather than speculation later on. The document also mentions an upcoming midterm exam will involve outlining and summarizing an academic lecture and a news story clip.

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    The document discusses the structure of a news story, known as the inverted pyramid. This structure presents the most important facts like who, what, where, when, why and how at the beginning for the public. Less important details are further down. An example asks what facts readers expect in breaking news stories about disasters, like the size of an earthquake and damage details, rather than speculation later on. The document also mentions an upcoming midterm exam will involve outlining and summarizing an academic lecture and a news story clip.

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    The document discusses the structure of a news story, known as the inverted pyramid. This structure presents the most important facts like who, what, where, when, why and how at the beginning for the public. Less important details are further down. An example asks what facts readers expect in breaking news stories about disasters, like the size of an earthquake and damage details, rather than speculation later on. The document also mentions an upcoming midterm exam will involve outlining and summarizing an academic lecture and a news story clip.

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    Structure of News

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    The document discusses the structure of a news story, known as the inverted pyramid. This structure presents the most important facts like who, what, where, when, why and how at the beginning for the public. Less important details are further down. An example asks what facts readers expect in breaking news stories about disasters, like the size of an earthquake and damage details, rather than speculation later on. The document also mentions an upcoming midterm exam will involve outlining and summarizing an academic lecture and a news story clip.

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    Structure of a news story

    Oct 24, 2012

    Structure of a news story


    inverted pyramid

    Structure of a news story News is reported from the most important "who, what, where, when, why, and how" of a story to the least important so that the public does not have to wait to learn the most crucial facts.

    Structure of a news story

    Which facts might be most important to tell readers right away? Which could wait until the end of the story? Why?

    Example:
    When you watch, listen to, or read news reports of a disaster, what facts and details do you expect the reporter to include? What specific details and facts would you expect in a breaking news story ? Make a list of facts about the size of the earthquake and its damage to speculation on what types of people reporters might interview, etc.

    Midterm exam
    Date: Nov 7, 2012 in class Format: Outlines and summaries On two clips: A) an academic lecture B) a news story

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