Often, we find that national news stories may not have much relevance to our local area. A good journalist must learn to take specialized areas and tailor news stories for a local audience. For this week, you will write a news story about a current topic in business or government. You will choose an issue currently featured in the national news and write a 450- to 500-word print story and a three-to five-minute broadcast scriipt about it. You will prepare the story for local news media outlets in your area. These can include your local newspaper and a local radio or television station.
In your paper
Identify the media outlets where the story will appear.
Summarize facts and/or statistics that are relevant to the story.
Compare two opposing opinions about the topic derived from CQ Researcher (Links to an external site.).
Incorporate one visual element to enhance the story.
The print news story must be written according to the Newspaper Feature Template Download Newspaper Feature Templateand adhere to AP style. The broadcast scriipt must adhere to the Broadcast Story Script Template Download Broadcast Story Script Template. Be sure to provide proper attribution for all sources of information included in your story (e.g., facts, statistics, images, videos, and opinions) and list each of the sources in the Story Source List Template Download Story Source List Template. View the Using Templates document (available in the online classroom) for assistance with modifying templates
