This
semester in journalism I learned about leads and how to write different
type of leads. The Journalism teacher gave us (the class) different
scenarios and we had to write a few different type of leads that were
appropriate for the scenarios. For example, a scene-setter lead is when a
journalist describes the setting of the story and makes you feel like
you’re there when the action happened. I also recently learned how to
write an article based on a the inverted pyramid. The first paragraph of
an article consists of the most important information in the story
while the rest is the details. Another thing I learned about is how to
properly conduct an interview. I learned that the journalist’s body
language is important during an interview to show professionalism and
interest. You also have to ask open-ended questions to get the best
information for your story.
Before Christmas, I had to do an assignment that required me to write a
letter to a 5 year old girl, telling her that Santa Claus was not real.
The assignment was given because we had to learn that no matter what,
journalists must always be honest. Even if you have to break a little
girl’s heart by crushing her fantasies.
