What’s Due, What’s Next

What’s due Friday 2/6 @ 11:59 PM: your final feature pitch, about 100 to 200 words. It should look like an abbreviated version of my HIV/AIDS in the South pitch, and be sure to add links to the news/evidence/data that grounds your pitch. Please put it in this google doc and make it shareable to Shelby and me so we can get back to you with comments and suggestions. Feel very free to post it before the deadline.

What to read for 2/10: “His wife was dying, his federal job crumbling. It tested his faith — in God and Trump,” The Washington Post. If you don’t subscribe to the Post (I’ve quit several times), try this link.

What’s due in class on 2/10: We will discuss story structure. In preparation, come with an outline/reporting plan for your article in digital form. It should have:

1. Headline for your story — you must write a headline, even just as a placeholder
2. Proposed story lede
3. Nut graph — you must write this nut graph (it should mirror your accepted pitch)
4. Body: list a few possible people to interview/sources of data and evidence.
5. Possible ending