Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter Two News Values and Story Ideas 47 5. St. Petersburg Times and tampabay.com’s Carole Liparoto wrote these stories: • SoundCheck: Brad Paisley, The Maine, Goo Goo Dolls, Train, Baby • My Bonnaroo 2011 checklist: Must-see bands, must-eat foods and other can’t-miss experiences • This week in Tampa: Barry Manilow, Linkin Park, Drive-By Truckers and more 6. The New York Times’ Hilary Howard wrote these stories: • Books about beauty • New sunscreens: Beauty spots • New lipsticks for summer • Tattoos • Here come the braids Your Turn (Continued) 5 S A strong publication will include many of these traditional beats but also will look beyond this list. In Chapter 1 you identifi ed members of your audience whose interests and activities have not been covered well in your publication in the past. These groups, which are potential beats, may include a minority ethnic group or minority religious group, a population learning English, a population with disabilities (see Chapter 4 for guidelines on covering issues of disability), students in foster care, rock climbers, belly dancers or students with after-school jobs. Any population whose interests, lifestyles, situations, commitments or talents may cause them to become invisible to the rest of your community may deserve a beat. Strong beat reporting will not only cover a group’s activities but also increase the group members’ interest in your publication or broadcast. Remember: Your publication should include the names of many students, and not the same ones over and over. Story Ideas from Professional Media Journalists are great readers. Why is reading so important when we have many ways to get news and many ways to tell a story? At its heart, almost every form of journalism relies on strong writing, so you will need to read strong writing. Even if you plan to produce broadcast or visual media, you still need to read text-rich media such as newspapers and journalistic websites every day. As you read professional media (and occasionally other high school publications), look for story ideas for your publication. Any story that catches your interest or the interest of your classmates may be a story idea for your publication. Summarize the stories and keep notes of the story ideas you fi nd. The ability to summarize quickly, accurately and thoroughly will help you often in journalism. Journalists frequently need