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Current Events – Journalism
Instructions: Be sure your story is a NEWS STORY. You can do this by checking the section you get the
story from and by analyzing the news elements. It must have at least one of the following. Circle
which element(s) your story contains:
Consequence/Impact
Proximity
Conflict
Prominence
Human interest
Timeliness
WoW
Answer the following questions:
Source: _________________________________________________________________
Headline: ________________________________________________________________
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Who? ___________________________________________________________________
What? __________________________________________________________________
When? __________________________________________________________________
Where? _________________________________________________________________
Why? ___________________________________________________________________
How? ___________________________________________________________________
Be ready to explain the lede (first paragraph)
Who is quoted in the story? What are their credentials? __________________________
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(Completely answer each of the questions above. Use the back of this page if necessary. Also,
summarize the story on the back of this page and ATTACH THE ARTICLE TO THIS PAPER.)