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Deb Wenger

JOUR 102

Structure & Context

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Inverted Pyramid

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Inverted Pyramid

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Inverted Pyramid

n Structure your storyq Part I the lead the base of the

pyramidq Part II the important details the

quotes/the impact/the contextq Part II additional background and

secondary details

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Context & Background

n Makes stories more relevantn Four common approaches:

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Historyq Comparisonq Patternsq

Future

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History

n Often found in ongoing storiesq Challenge is to bring people up to speed

without boring the people who arealready there

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Comparison

n Significance illustrated throughcomparison to another event

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Be sure to compare apples toapples and oranges to oranges

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Pattern

n Repetition/pattern can increaseimportance/newsworthinessq One Toyota vehicle with a sticking gas

pedal is not nearly as important ashundreds of Toyotas with the sameproblem

n Commonly found in crime stories

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Future

n Most commonly part of a processstoryq Pre-election coverage, the health care

bill

n Describe how the daysdevelopments fit into the bigpicture

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Your Assignment

n Describe your story structure:q Part I the lead the base of the pyramidq Part II the important details the quotes/the

impact/the contextq Part II additional information you may

include