: Find five stories for a newscast. Organize the five stories in your rundown, producing and creating where the storie fit best. Identify what is newsworthy about the story and how you would tell it (the format: PKG, VO, VOSOT, GRX)

WRITING 1

25 POINTS, Due Tuesday, February 23, 2021, End of Day.

This assignment is an option for the four writing assignments in this course. If you do not turn Writing 1

in by End of Day on 2/23/21, I will exempt the grade.

GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES: Identifying what is newsworthy, organizing and producing a

rundown. Assignment builds on the skill of creating a rundown and story pitches. Allows practical

application in how to write a pitch and outline a news story.

Identifying why a story is newsworthy:

• Timeliness • Significance/Importance • Proximity (Location) • Prominence • Human Interest/Relevance

ASSIGNMENT

PART I: Find five stories for a newscast. Organize the five stories in your rundown, producing and

creating where the stories fit best. Identify what is newsworthy about the story and how you would tell

it (the format: PKG, VO, VOSOT, GRX)

Reference Class Rundown: https://livestetson-

my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/rdegraffenreid_ad_stetson_edu/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BF2E34DB6-E59F-

473B-800B-FE743CE8AA96%7D&file=J231_S21.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true

PART I: STORY PITCH FORMAT (you can use this chart or submit your own/change dimensions)

SLUG DATE/ LOCATION

SOUND FORMAT NEWSWORTHY (just list words, explain in Part II)

EX: Great Story 2/16 Stetson

Official/Stud ent

PKG Timeliness, Proximity, Importance

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PART II: STORY PITCH

In the rundown order list each slug (1-5) then 3-4 sentences explaining why each story is newsworthy.

Each story can qualify under one, or multiple reasons a story is newsworthy, explain each choice. To

support the reason, use class discussions, ethical considerations, AP Stylebook, lecture notes to build

your case for why this story makes the rundown and why it is in the order placement on the rundown.

The more specific the better.

EX:

SLUG 1: Great Story

PITCH: Great Story is in the newscast because it is timely, it is on Stetson’s campus so checks the

proximity box and it is important to every student. Great Story leads the rundown because in the class

lecture, we discussed the more people impacted or involved in our community, the higher placement for

the story. 1-3 more sentences supporting Great Story.