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Newsgathering
News gathering vocabulary
Students will complete a study sheet to study news gathering terms.News Gathering Basics
Newsgathering
Resources: News gathering activities
This lesson provides a variety of activities for students to complete that help reinforce the news gathering techniques they've learned throughout the news gathering module.Data Journalism
Newsgathering
News judgment
This lesson defines news judgment and eight news values used for determining whether something is newsworthy.News Gathering Basics
Newsgathering
Journalistic research
Students will practice locating information based on one of five story scenarios using Internet research.News Gathering Basics
Newsgathering
Using databases
This lesson teaches students what a database is and introduces them to different types of databases used by journalists.News Gathering for Specific Needs
Newsgathering
Interviewing practice
This lesson reinforces the basic interviewing process.Interviewing Skills
Newsgathering
Interview a pro
Students will connect with a professional journalist, do basic research, conduct an interview and write an article or Q-and-A or produce a video or audio story.Interviewing Skills
Newsgathering
Question and answer
This lesson covers how to effectively perform a one-on-one interview in Q-and-A format.News Gathering for Specific Needs
Newsgathering
Conducting a press conference
Students will learn to navigate and participate in a press conference with an invited source that eventually leads into a news/feature story.Interviewing Skills
Newsgathering
News gathering for a profile story
This lesson focuses on news gathering strategies to write an effective profile story.News Gathering for Specific Needs
Newsgathering
News gathering for a sports story
Students will learn what sources and research are essential to sports writing and practice using those resources.News Gathering for Specific Needs
Newsgathering
News gathering for the in-depth news / news feature story
Students will identify the types of interviews they will conduct, perform research to build knowledge of their story topic and/or sources, select appropriate sources, plan questions, conduct the interviews and prepare interview transcripts.News Gathering for Specific Needs