Story+Structure

=__**Story Structure for Broadcast Journalism**__=

#3 - Tell them what you told them.
__**Lead**__ The lead is the introduction to the story that should gain the attention of the viewer. In addition, in journalism and broadcast journalism, stories should be organized in an Inverted Pyramid, covering all the essential information at the beginning (like the climax of a short story) and details should follow.

__**Body**__ The body contains all the supporting facts, quotes, and soundbytes that support and enrich the lead. Information in the body may be organized in terms of chronological order, reverse chronological order, or as a series of problems and solutions.

__**Ending**__ The ending, "tag," or "wrap-up" of a story can be in one of several formats.
 * 1) Summary - Reinforce the main idea without repeating previous statements.
 * 2) Future - Describe what the next step, issue, or challenge is.
 * 3) Factual - Provide one last fact that has not been mentioned to drive the main point home.
 * 4) Consumer - Tell the viewer where to go for more information.

Adapted from: Carole, Rich. __Writing and Reporting News: A Coaching Method__. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1997.

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