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Generating Story Ideas University of North Texas Department of Journalism September 22, 2008
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Story Mapping Source: http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=17432
‘ Story Tree’ Source: http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=17432
Once You Have An Idea, Now What?   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Civic Sources – ‘Layers’ Private Official * Politicians and institutions in a community.  * City council meetings and public hearings. Quasi-official Citizen associations, local municipal leagues, advocacy groups and other groups. Incidental Where people interact informally on sidewalks, at the market, in backyards. “ Bumping into” someone you know Third Places Where people gather to talk and do things together.  Churches and synagogues, community socials, barber shops, diners, child care centers. Private At home Source: Pew Center for Civic Journalism -  Framework 1:  Seeing the Layers of Civic Life   - http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/pubs/tcl/framework1.html
Now What…..   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Creating a ‘Budget Line’ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Inverted Pyramid The Lead  Backing Up the Lead The Nut Graph – ‘So What Graph?’  Lead Quote Impact
 

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Publicaffairs Generatingideas Sept2008

  • 1. Generating Story Ideas University of North Texas Department of Journalism September 22, 2008
  • 2.
  • 3. Story Mapping Source: http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=17432
  • 4. ‘ Story Tree’ Source: http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=17432
  • 5.
  • 6. Civic Sources – ‘Layers’ Private Official * Politicians and institutions in a community. * City council meetings and public hearings. Quasi-official Citizen associations, local municipal leagues, advocacy groups and other groups. Incidental Where people interact informally on sidewalks, at the market, in backyards. “ Bumping into” someone you know Third Places Where people gather to talk and do things together. Churches and synagogues, community socials, barber shops, diners, child care centers. Private At home Source: Pew Center for Civic Journalism - Framework 1: Seeing the Layers of Civic Life - http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/pubs/tcl/framework1.html
  • 7.
  • 8.
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  • 10. The Inverted Pyramid The Lead Backing Up the Lead The Nut Graph – ‘So What Graph?’ Lead Quote Impact
  • 11.