1. Discuss five pieces of advice to journalists who are developing enterprise story ideas and researching and writing enterprise stories. (25 points)
1. Travel in different ways. Whether it is driving, walking or biking, never go to the same place the same way. If you travel differently, you will be exposed to new story ideas or inspiration. Those ideas can come through posters, flyers, or even construction you see on the way.
2. Always do plenty of research to see if someone has already answered your question or topic. If someone has already researched that topic, try and find a new angel or direction to take the story so that it is not the exact same as another person’s story.
3. Before pitching a story idea, always have at least five sources lined up. This shows that you have researched your topic and are prepared to write it.
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Ask around to see if fellow journalists might have a source to recommend for your story. It is not always easy to find out who you should talk to for a story and getting that contact information from a fellow journalist will be a huge help when finding sources.
4. Identify five issues you have confronted in the writing process for this class and describe how you have attempted to resolve those issues. This should be self-reflective on how you believe you have improved your writing. (25 points)
1. I am bad about making grammar typos because I am focused on my content. I have resolved this by running my articles through a free grammar checking site that catches basic grammar errors.
2. I have had trouble developing a good flow in my stories. I have worked on this by having my paper read to me by a text reading site online. This helps me hear my writing and be able to hear where it does not flow.
3. I have had issues learning how to structure meeting stories. One thing that has helped me improve has been reading other meeting stories from local newspapers. The more I read those stories, the better I understand about their
1. Travel in different ways. Whether it is driving, walking or biking, never go to the same place the same way. If you travel differently, you will be exposed to new story ideas or inspiration. Those ideas can come through posters, flyers, or even construction you see on the way.
2. Always do plenty of research to see if someone has already answered your question or topic. If someone has already researched that topic, try and find a new angel or direction to take the story so that it is not the exact same as another person’s story.
3. Before pitching a story idea, always have at least five sources lined up. This shows that you have researched your topic and are prepared to write it.
4. …show more content…
Ask around to see if fellow journalists might have a source to recommend for your story. It is not always easy to find out who you should talk to for a story and getting that contact information from a fellow journalist will be a huge help when finding sources.
4. Identify five issues you have confronted in the writing process for this class and describe how you have attempted to resolve those issues. This should be self-reflective on how you believe you have improved your writing. (25 points)
1. I am bad about making grammar typos because I am focused on my content. I have resolved this by running my articles through a free grammar checking site that catches basic grammar errors.
2. I have had trouble developing a good flow in my stories. I have worked on this by having my paper read to me by a text reading site online. This helps me hear my writing and be able to hear where it does not flow.
3. I have had issues learning how to structure meeting stories. One thing that has helped me improve has been reading other meeting stories from local newspapers. The more I read those stories, the better I understand about their