Week 13
News Writing
November 27, 2012
Headlines
BBC
Rolling Stones kick off 50th anniversary tour
Pakistan 'toxic syrup' kills 13 in Lahore
NYT
Using War as Cover to Target Journalists
CNN
Hamas leaders in Egypt for cease-fire talks
involving Israel
Leads
BBC
The Rolling Stones returned to the London stage on Sunday night in
the first of five concerts to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
At least 13 people have died in the Pakistani city of Lahore after
consuming what authorities say was a "toxic" cough syrup.
NYT
The setting at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Tuesday represented the
height of refinement, but Alan Rusbridger, editor in chief of The Guardian,
reminded the black-tie crowd at the annual dinner for the Committee to
Protect Journalists of something it knew all too well: in many parts of the
globe, its profession is under murderous assault.
CNN
Talks are set to resume Monday in Cairo between Israeli and Egyptian
officials to further discuss the details of the Hamas-Israeli cease-fire,
which began to take hold last week, Hamas said in a statement.
Second Sentence
BBC
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood were
joined by their original bass player Bill Wyman at the 02 arena.
At least one pharmacy, which reportedly stocked the medicine, has
been shut down and its owners detained.
NYT
“Targeting journalism has become a trend, and now the people who
are harassing and killing journalists include governments as well as
the people you would expect,” said Mr. Rusbridger, who, along with
others, was honored at the gathering in New York.
CNN
Discussions will include topics such as opening border crossings and
easing Israel's economic blockade in Gaza, Hamas Prime Minister
Ismail Haniyeh's office said.
Style & Story Format
Please submit as a .doc; must be Word 97-2004 (title the
attachment as follows: English Name & Student Number)
When using the submission form, please put your English
Name first followed by your last name (pinyin or hanzi is
fine).
Font must be black, Times New Roman, size 12, 2” lines
Header should have your name, student and class number
Centered and flush-left headlines should be bold, size 14
font
Other headlines: follow style i.e. Hammer head (bold and
bigger on top, italicized and smaller on bottom)
Week 13 Tasks
Read Chapter 9
Brainstorm 5 news story ideas (4 of the 5 should be
related to XISU)
Headline, Lead, & second sentence
Rewrite your STS Interpreting contest story
Deadline: December 2nd, 10:30 p.m. Please
submit here:
http://stsxisunewswriting.weebly.com/submitassignments.html
Four C’s of Reporting
Conceive
brainstorming serves this purpose
Collect
research and interview primary and secondary
sources
Construct
write your story
Correct
edit your story (as well as peer-editing)
Four C’s of Editing
Clarity
get to the point quickly
Coherency
are there any gaps in their content or questions that may
arise from incomplete or misleading information?
Consistency
check the AP stylebook for correct spelling, capitalization,
and word usage
Correctness
checking facts, correct names, and raising any necessary
questions
Peer Editing
individually
5-10 minutes for each classmate’s article
I will assign one or two categories to focus on (next slide)
When I say switch, you will pass your paper to the left.
I will also be editing along with you, but can help anyone if
need be.
Use copyediting symbols on pages 180 & 181 OR
symbols you are all used to
Peer Editing
Look for:
spelling, grammar, punctuation errors (Use AP stylebook
for reference)
passive voice
present-tense verbs in headlines
factual errors (names, places, dates correct)
quotational errors (Is attribution present?)
verb agreement, dangling modifiers, and run-on
sentences
redundancy, incorrect repetition