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Structure & Context

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Deb Wenger JOUR 102

Inverted Pyramid

Inverted Pyramid

Inverted Pyramid
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Structure your story


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Part I the lead the base of the pyramid Part II the important details the quotes/the impact/the context Part II additional background and secondary details

Context & Background


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Makes stories more relevant Four common approaches:


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History Comparison Patterns Future

History
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Often found in ongoing stories


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Challenge is to bring people up to speed without boring the people who are already there

Comparison
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Significance illustrated through comparison to another event Be sure to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges

Pattern
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Repetition/pattern can increase importance/newsworthiness


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One Toyota vehicle with a sticking gas pedal is not nearly as important as hundreds of Toyotas with the same problem

Commonly found in crime stories

Future
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Most commonly part of a process story


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Pre-election coverage, the health care bill

Describe how the days developments fit into the big picture

Your Assignment
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Describe your story structure:


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Part I the lead the base of the pyramid Part II the important details the quotes/the impact/the context Part II additional information you may include

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