Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter Two News Values and Story Ideas 49 to summarize events, information and ideas. Summarizing is also a good way to be sure you understood what you read or viewed. At fi rst it may be diffi cult to see how the stories from other media outlets can be developed into stories for your broadcast or publication, but you will develop that skill with practice. Do not be afraid to clip anything that interests you, that might interest others on your campus or that seems to relate to your audience. Note possible local angles as they occur to you (Figure 2.11). Figure 2.11 The more you read, the more you are exposed to story ideas. How did “Ima Journalista” translate a Freemont Courier story into a story idea for her school publication? WEEKLY STORY IDEAS If you don’t read it, you cannot write it Name Ima Journalista Date submitted Friday, January 25, 2014 Title and source of article (name of publication, section, date) “Family hopes genome test will help cure girl’s mystery disease” Los Angeles Times First (A) Section, Monday, January 20, 2014 Summary in 3-5 sentences include info after the jump Lilly Grossman has an unnamed muscular weakness that requires she uses a wheelchair. She was junior class homecoming princess, has written a novel and blogs. In her novel, her heroine takes a pill and becomes “normal” and exacts revenge on all her tormenters. She hopes to attend UC Berkeley, which has an all-accessible campus, unlike her high school where an aide needs to open doors. She’s had her genome sequenced but has not found a “cure.” Pitch your story to your editors. Be as specific as possible, , including angle, sources and subject. 1. Is our campus accessible? What is it like to navigate RAHS in a wheelchair? Follow (name) the football player with the damaged knee in his wheelchair? [Prominence, timely] Or story into a story idea for her s chool publication? W EEKLY S TORY I DEAS do ’t ead it o ca ot ite it W W EEKLY S Sci-Tech Updatehelps Robotic exoskeleton disabled to walk the Goodheart Times NEWS BUSINESS SPORTS WEATHER CLASSIFIEDS Worksheets Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times