Comp 2 Chapter 6 Reflection
The questions to ask yourself to figure out if a local event is newsworthy is very helpful. It made me think of reasons it would or would not be a good event. The proper way to use quotations will be very helpful especially because we need to talk to a couple other people that are at the event and get their opinion on it. The way to organize a news story is new to me. I never realized they used the inverted pyramid for news storys. It makes sense to me that they have the most important facts first then get into the details and opinions. I had never heard of the different angles that are used to write about the why and how of a story. They can be different from one person to the next but all in general answer a how or why question. It is very helpful to me to know that news storys usually don’t have long conclusions. The conclusions are usually cut off because people want to know everything in the beginning. It is also helpful to know that news storys usually end with a quotation that will impact the reader. This is all very helpful to me as I will be writing a news story about a local event.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Newsworthiness is, of course, the key aspect of this. If a story is not news, why write about it? Good. 20 points.
Your next blog prompt:
The second paper you’ll be writing this semester is an editorial. This means that you need to not only figure out a topic that interests you and has an argumentative bent, but you also need to get informed on the topic. By next Tuesday, February 27th, write a blog entry that presents two “hot” topics that are going on in our school, in our community, or in the area. Present each topic and then give a 3-4 sentence description of the arguments behind it.
Note: You don’t necessarily have to write your editorial paper on one of these topics. Keep in mind that not only will I be reading these, but your classmates may be reading them as well.