Chapter 4 Exercises

Find a national news story presented in different media by different news organizations such as Associated Press, MSNBC.com, CNN, CBS, Reuters. Pick out the people and organizations used as sources for the information of the article. List other people you might think could be sources of information.

Compare and contrast a major crime or courts story as presented in different media. Note similarities and differences in sources of information, information presented and quotes/soundbites. Note how and if each medium plays to its strengths.

Compare and contrast a sports “game” story from a print, broadcast and online source. Note similarities and differences in sources of information, information presented and quotes/soundbites. Note how and if each medium plays to its strengths in the style of writing and presentation.

Cover a governmental meeting and write a story memo on how the story should be presented in print, broadcast or online.

Develop a news feature story idea, write a story memo and pitch it for presentation in different media.