Media, Information and Technoculture 2154F/G Lecture 6: MIT 2154 LECTURE 6
2 Nov 2016
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How do they differ from news stories: no time constraint, not purely inverted pyramid, generally longer, more people interviewed 4 to 5, more (cid:862)(cid:272)reati(cid:448)ity(cid:863, more likely to include description and anecdotes, endings are important. How are they the same: have to grab you from the start do(cid:374)"t puzzle or tease too lo(cid:374)g, logical flow transitions. Include good quotes: be informative and factual not speculative. Cannot predict the future/speculate so and so will go on to do great things, etc. you do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) this for sure. You could say they may have a bright future: no opinions, do(cid:374)"t do first perso(cid:374) u(cid:374)less it (cid:373)akes the story (cid:271)etter. Example: student elections news story would cover who won, key issues, etc, but a feature would be story on the previous president, profile the candidate, analysis of the issues, past 5 presidents, people who organized and run the elections. Techniques: look for a hook, get your interviews in place early.
