The SJR says it all in the lede to their cover story of the Friday, January 30, 2009 newspaper. "He's gone" is all it said, but those two words said it all. It was what the entire state of Illinois had anxiously been waiting for; after being impeached over one month ago, Governer Rod Blagojevich was officially removed from office Thursday afternoon. A first in state history and the first time impeachment and susequent removal from office has happened in this country in over twenty years. Luitentent Governer Pat Quinn was sworn in only minutes after Blago's removal. The Illinois Senate's vote was unanimous...another first in state history.
A random sidebar: The restaurant where I am employed celebrated the event's of yesterday by running a martini special last night, "The Impeachmentini." Needless to say we ran out of martini glasses...stay classy Springfield.
Friday, January 30, 2009
The inverted pyramid...it's a triangle no matter how you look at it
The inverted pyramid is a way to discribe the basic structure of a news story. The most important information in a news story is at the beginning (or the top of the pyramid). This information generally pertains to "who," "what," "when," "why" and occasionally "where" and "how." The story then moves on to the body where the writer develops the information from the lede and gives details, facts and quotes to support the information in the lede. Conclusions are not always necessary in a news story. The basic news story is designed in this fashion so that the least useful and relevent information (toward the end of the story aka the bottom of the pyramid) can be cut out easily.
Stories written for magazines, such as Newsweek, are composed much more like standard essays using an introduction, main ideas and susequent development, and a conclusion format to structure the information. However, when writing for print media like Newsweek, the introduction is called a lede (just like in a news story) and the conclusion is called a kicker. These stories also include a billboard, or a brief announcement of the main points of the article which is located between the intro/lede and the main points or the story.
Stories written for magazines, such as Newsweek, are composed much more like standard essays using an introduction, main ideas and susequent development, and a conclusion format to structure the information. However, when writing for print media like Newsweek, the introduction is called a lede (just like in a news story) and the conclusion is called a kicker. These stories also include a billboard, or a brief announcement of the main points of the article which is located between the intro/lede and the main points or the story.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Two opportunities announced for SCIBU students
SCIBU has many clubs and organizations available for student involvement. Pete Davis, Editor and Chief of the SCIBU Newspaper, The Bulldog, announced today that the paper is looking for part time staff to work for the paper. There are many different components of the paper that may appeal to a diverse group of people, such as Sports writing, News writing, Entertainment, Opinion pieces, and also Photography and Web design and layout. P. Davis guaranteed that staffers never have to write about anything that they aren’t interested in and said he would be more than happy to have additional help on the staff. There are also internship opportunities available at the Bulldog, giving student the chance to write for the school paper in lieu of going to class. Students interested in learning more about working with The Bulldog can contact Pete in person MWF 1-3:00 in room L18 (Resource Center).
Katie Davis also discussed an exciting opportunity for SCIBU students. K. Davis is the Co-founder of the PR Club at the college and is looking for new members. The club’s first meeting is tonight at 5:15 in A104. PR Club plans to work with local non for profits and small businesses and assist them with their public relations endeavors. The Club hopes to help these businesses and organizations formulate the components of PR campaigns, plan events, create media contracts, create fliers, brochures, news releases, format newsletters and design web pages, as well as developing and updating social media outlets. PR Club will give students exposure to working in a PR firm, and give them networking, internship and scholarship opportunities. K. Davis can be reached at katie_davis@sci.edu for more information on PR Club.
Katie Davis also discussed an exciting opportunity for SCIBU students. K. Davis is the Co-founder of the PR Club at the college and is looking for new members. The club’s first meeting is tonight at 5:15 in A104. PR Club plans to work with local non for profits and small businesses and assist them with their public relations endeavors. The Club hopes to help these businesses and organizations formulate the components of PR campaigns, plan events, create media contracts, create fliers, brochures, news releases, format newsletters and design web pages, as well as developing and updating social media outlets. PR Club will give students exposure to working in a PR firm, and give them networking, internship and scholarship opportunities. K. Davis can be reached at katie_davis@sci.edu for more information on PR Club.
I'll make a note of it...
209 Note taking:
Why take notes?
to help you remember the important stuff and review for tests
I. Taking notes in an interview:
-to remember all info for your story
-keywords are important to help you recreate the dialogue later
- don’t waste time with articles and prepositions etc.
-go back and recreate sentences same day…otherwise you might not be able to remember what your shorthand means
-Spelling:
Always make sure you have names spelled correctly, even if it means you have to ask them to spell it
-to get quotes
Exact words people use
“Substantially accurate re-creation of what was said”
Pete Davis-Editor and chief SCIBU Bulldog
Good way to learn to write
Never make you write about something you aren’t interested in
Sports
Entertainment
Opinion Columns
Photographers
Web?
Any way you think you can help Happy to have you
Intership possibilities- 3 credits, work in lou of going to class
Contact Pete:
Office-Resource Center MWF 1-3 L18
Amie Suter- Opinion Editor
Wants to know about student opinions-what do you love hate etc.
Contact Amie at bulldog_opinion@sci.edu
Why take notes?
to help you remember the important stuff and review for tests
I. Taking notes in an interview:
-to remember all info for your story
-keywords are important to help you recreate the dialogue later
- don’t waste time with articles and prepositions etc.
-go back and recreate sentences same day…otherwise you might not be able to remember what your shorthand means
-Spelling:
Always make sure you have names spelled correctly, even if it means you have to ask them to spell it
-to get quotes
Exact words people use
“Substantially accurate re-creation of what was said”
Pete Davis-Editor and chief SCIBU Bulldog
Good way to learn to write
Never make you write about something you aren’t interested in
Sports
Entertainment
Opinion Columns
Photographers
Web?
Any way you think you can help Happy to have you
Intership possibilities- 3 credits, work in lou of going to class
Contact Pete:
Office-Resource Center MWF 1-3 L18
Amie Suter- Opinion Editor
Wants to know about student opinions-what do you love hate etc.
Contact Amie at bulldog_opinion@sci.edu
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