Broadcast JournalismIs Your Favorite Class

Let’s Talk about the Quiz

• Those of you who read did very well.• Those of you who did not will read next time.• If you read and did not do well, please talk to

one of us .– Remember, those who participate in reading

discussions on the Facebook page can receive extra credit points.

The Tease

• Tease can be defined as “a short item designed to attract listeners to a story later on in the newscast.”– For example: “Which MHS sports team made it to

the state championship? Find out when we return!”

– Or: “Great news for math enthusiasts. We’ll add more info to that equation later in the show!” (That’s terrible).

Practice

• Rewrite the following situations into teases:– Anthony Luchs was crowned Mr. Massapequa last

night. His talent: juggling cafeteria cookies.– The MHS girls swim team needs one more win to

make it to the state championship.– Students of Broadcast Journalism staged a walkout last

Thursday after receiving a difficult quiz with a near-impossible Harry Potter bonus question.

– MHS teacher, Peeta Mellark, was arrested this morning. He was found throwing all of the cafeteria’s bread into the oven and burning it.

Remember: The essence of good tease writing is to offer highlights of the story without giving away the details!

The Toss• Toss can be defined as “a short item designed

to make the transition from one newscaster to another.”

Bad Tosses:- Ad lib toss: anchors make up the

toss on the spot. Not a good idea.- Name toss: just the name with no

story. Not exciting.- Toss to personality with generic

topic: “Now here’s reporter Billy Hanley with a story on textbooks.” Doesn’t work.

Good Tosses:- Toss to the story: “It’s not often

that we see cookies being juggled in the halls of MHS. Reporter Brittany Perry has that story. Brittany?”

- Split-story toss: First anchor starts the story; second anchor picks it up.

Organizing News• First Third– Breaking news, top stories, crime stories, harder

news, tragedy, important stories

• Middle– “Backgrounders,” not timely, major investigations,

hard science, education

• Bottom Third– Upbeat and feature stories, lighter stories,

“kickers,” “zingers”

Neville Longbottom

Last Week’s ScriptsWell Done!

• Matt’s story• Humor• One excellent outro• One excellent tease• Organization - clustering

Let’s Work on it (:• Intros• Avoiding “we” & “attention”• Outros• Tease, Toss, & Segue!

New and Old Vocabulary

• http://wmhsbroadcastjournalism.weebly.com/vocabulary-unit-1.html

• Quiz this Friday!• Also three pages of reading to come.