This week, we talked about enterprise stories and
investigative reporting.
Enterprise stories are special, in-depth stories that
usually appear in a special section or as a multi-part series. A great deal of
time is spent investigating the topic and compiling the research. When you
undertake such a story, you want to be sure to manage your time wisely,
prioritize tasks, keep your notes and files organized and spend some time each
day working on the project. The key with this type of project is to not
procrastinate!
Our text contains other lists and tips for enterprise
stories, so be sure to check those out.
Investigative feature writing is very specific and requires
a journalist who is not afraid to push the envelope to uncover injustices,
illegal activity, corporate corruption, and any other story hidden from the
public eye.
Investigative stories should be the work of the reporter,
not a report of an investigation made by someone else. The subject involves
something of importance to readers, and generally focuses on something that
others are attempting to hide from the public.
Investigative
reporters turn observations into questions about the way the
world works – and those questions may be the seed of an idea for an
investigative story.
Students were asked to
complete Assignment #5 in class with three options for an
enterprise/investigative story, as well as a planning sheet (from the class
workbook).
On Tuesday, your event
stories (Assignment #6) are due. I will email a couple of student samples. Also,
be sure to read the section in your textbook about writing editorials.
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