Unit 5: Building the Story 5-2 “Finding Newsworthy Story Ideas”

What Makes something “Newsworthy?” 5 Part Criteria Timeliness- important b/c just happened Proximity- important b/c happened near you Conflict & Controversy- important b/c it divides Human Interest- important b/c reminds people of the good (warm-fuzzy) Relevance- important b/c it’s cool or popular

What Makes something “Newsworthy?” Think / Pair / Share Watch the News Segment How does the segment meet the criteria? Timeliness Proximity Conflict / Controversy Human Interest Relevance Discuss Is anything in your life newsworthy? Is there anything newsworthy in the stories you hear among your family, friends and in your community? Examples???

Story Ideas?!? Use the following link Examine possible story ideas https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/ 06/13/182-questions-to-write-or-talk- about/ Examine possible story ideas Create a list of topics Ideas that interest you, ones you think may be cool, or ones that you think your peers will think is cool Edit them to fit you, your school, or community Rank them in order of preference Compare with your partner Choose your topic that you both believe in Work together to complete the Pitch Sheet Be Prepared to “Pitch” your idea to your editor for approval.