One TV news employee claims there are really only four types of stories in TV newscasts. Might be a bit of an exaggeration, butsome of the satire rings true. Read here.
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In ye olden days, AP or UPI newswire teletypes would spit out a constant stream of paper in newsrooms. Editors or reporters would have to periodically use rulers to tear apart the continuous spool of paper into individual stories. These stories would be sorted into baskets or hooks on the wall. This was called "stripping the wire". In the same way, this blog will attempt to sort through relevant content on the internet to identify and "strip out" items of interest for my students.
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- Joey Helleny is a Lecturer in broadcast journalism at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
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Is this the same as "story formulas" described in Aim For The Heart?
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