In class, we're going to be compiling a local newscast - 5 minutes - that will include a few different types of news writing: Wrap, Scripter, Reader. The Wrap is the 1:30 story you did for this week on Chris Shays and the steroid hearings. Yeah, I know, it's not really happening this week...but we'll let that pass.
The Scripter is based on an interview with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro about problems with the USDA and beef safety. Use this link to hear the audio of the interview, to pull soundbites.
The Readers will fill out the newscast, and will include some of the most recent stories on the wire.
The same rules apply for all of the stories: News on top/background and context/finish by moving the story forward.
For next week, click this link to hear an example of a "profile" story. It doesn't really have any of the "tension" that we're used to hearing in a news story - and it can even be light and "feature-y."
