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Story structures
Story structures
Hourglass structure
Hard news
Useful in crime or disaster stories
Then contains chronological storytelling for a part or the rest of the story.
Gives the most important info of news in the top a story.
Can start like the inverted pyramid
Question/answer format
Useful for print and web stories
Helpful way to explain issues like budget increase or any controversial proposal
Inverted pyramid
Soft news
Way to make reader determine if he is interested in the topic
Reader gets crucial info fast
Starts with a summary (Wh-questions)
Then, supporting points go in descending order of importance
The most important information goes at the top of the story
Definition
Way in which news are organized
Sections technique
Useful for investigations or long features
You can organize sections of stories by points of view or time frames
Then, separates them by a large dot or capital letter.
Divides a story into sections (like book chapters)
List technique
Useful when journalists have several points to stress
Then itemize the main points until the ending.
Start with a summary lead or a soft lead and backup leads with quotes or facts.
The Wall Street journal formula
Goes from specific to general
Ending (conclusion with a quote or anecdote)
Development (cause/effect, explanations, points of view)
Next, goes supporting points
Then a focus graph (gives the main topic of a story)
Starts with a soft lead, focusing on a person, scene or event