Livestreamed concert for the homeless set for Sunday

The article's link:

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/livestreamed-concert-for-the-homeless-set-for-sunday/article_cbf6fc00-c77d-11ea-ba88-dfaf0fab12e3.html

You can make a brief more than a brief by finding news and meaning in a news release. You can include more information to entice the audience and bring an idea to your story.

In this story, I find the three musicians in the story all have connections with Columbia, and introduced them with these connections to appeal to our local readers.

I need to be more aware of the basic things, including AP style and grammars.

When I finish a story, it will help if I read it out loud and find problems in the story.

Tip:

—Use "will" instead of "would"."Will" can indicate that something is more likely to happen.

—Follow a "Time, date, place" order.

—Within 7 days，we always use “Monday” "Tuesday"...

—Be more conversational. "last year" instead of "2019"; "upcoming winter" instead of "2020 winter."

JCPenney in Columbia survives recent round of closings

The article's link:

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/jcpenney-in-columbia-survives-recent-round-of-closings/article_90014d1e-c6dc-11ea-a5e8-27a0cd98b047.html

I need to cherish every interview opportunity and get as much information as possible. In this story, we didn't know if the JCPenny in Columbia will remain open. But it can help a lot to ask more details related to the employees of the store in advance in the first interview.

Tips: Contemplate for a while. taking a breath to envision the structure and organization of a story. Only in this way can you know what to ask, how to find the information, and whom to contact. You can also get as much information as possible since you know what to ask.

This is a brief. You should read more news to be familiar with the language used in various news stories.

MU Police Chief Doug Schwandt bids policing goodbye with pride

The article's link

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/mu-police-chief-doug-schwandt-bids-policing-goodbye-with-pride/article_60f08e34-c1de-11ea-8d27-fbbeb4811965.html

I really like writing profile stories. Listening to one's story is like reading a novel. And I really the story of Doug Schwandt. His reflection on his career responds to what happens with policing in the society.

It is important in every story to begin with a compelling lead. In this story, it is good to make a connection with the character's experience with current events. Beginning with an intriguing anecdote can also works, which requires journalists to dig up interesting facts of the character.

During the process, I also realize the importance of paraphrase. Sometimes people's direct quotes are not so clear. As a reporter, I can get what he means since I am in the context with my interviewee. But it is difficult for my readers to understand the quotes. I need to make my story more clear, standing from my readers' perspectives.