WRITING A STORY NOTES:
1. Find a topic.
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2. Find an angle.
- What is your topic and what is important about it?
- What should the reader learn?
- Summarize in 3 words: Subject, word, object- wife awaits soldier

3. Collect information.
- Find three experts for the story
- What interview questions should I ask?
- Know basic information before the interview

4. Conduct the interview.
- Make them feel comfortable
- Ask open ended questions for good sound bites
- A piece of audio that can stand alone (sound bite) Have them restate the question in the interview

5. Shoot your reporter.
- Should have a good idea what story is about
- Stand-Up should provide information that audience doesnt know. Only use this for transition from one location to the next
- In MIDDLE of story. No first person "I went"

6. Organize your Sound Bytes.
- What quotes should I use?
- How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
- What are the golden nuggets? "Important sound bytes"

7. Write segues in your story.
- Use words that tie interview together
- What other information can I add to the story?
- Can the story stand on its own?

8. Write the beginning and end of your story.
- Write body first
- Best sound bytes for beginnign and end. Paraphrase a sound byte at the beginning
- Leave them with stongest sound byte at end and leave them with hope

9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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