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• 31 Jan 12
  

  giacomobracci

  News

  • In  today's constantly connected, media centered world, this is the billion  dollar question.
  • The basic premise that attracts a reporter to a story is friction
  • Friction tends to lead to interest, and that's what reporters and editors  want.
  • Once journalists have found a story that their audience will find  interesting, they stick to a simple formula -- the five W's.
     
      We are taught to use the formula of who, what, where, when, why and  how from the earliest years in school.

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• 09 Oct 07
  

  tony curzon price

  news

  • Friction tends to lead to interest, and that's what reporters and editors  want.  Ultimately, they want a story that will cause their readers,  listeners, or viewers to sit up and pay attention.

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