Q Post your idea(s) for your news story. 1. Indicate how it is newsworthy (using the list from class and below) 2. Use the reporting checklist. Explain how your topic/ event/ story meets all criteria: • Newsworthiness • Access to reliable primary sources • No conflict of interest/ you must report objectively • Direct reporting access (things to observe/ photograph, experts to interview in person, etc.) 3. Review the Inverted Pyramid Worksheet (upcoming assignment) and brainstorm how you will gather all of this information through direct reporting (observation and interview). Be sure to gather info and takes notes on: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Discuss your reporting plan 4. Do you have any questions or concerns? --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsworthiness • Timeliness • Proximity • Conflict • Prominence • Human interest • Consequence or impact • Usefulness • Novelty and deviance