Individual Task 3

 

INDIVIDUAL TASK 3

Name : Syabiila Sanjaya Putri

Class : 6A2

Nim : 2088203059

Vocabulary logs

1.     Rely /rəˈlī/

Part of speech : verb

Indonesian : mengandalkan

Definition : depend on with full trust or confidence.

e,g. "I know i can rely on your discretion"

Synonyms : figure on, count, bank

 

2.     expertise /ˌekspərˈtēz/

Part of speech : noun

Indonesian : keahlian

Definition : expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.

e,g. " Tehnical expertise "

Synonyms : know how, skill, ability

 

3.     quotable /ˈkwōdəb(ə)l/

Part of speech : adjective

Indonesian : yg boleh di sebut

Definition : (of a person or remark) suitable for or worth quoting.

e,g. "A script peppered with quotable one liners"

 

4.     Incorporate /in'körpə rät/

Part of speech: verb

Indonesian: menggabungkan

Definition: take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.

 e.g., "We will incorporate your suggestion in the new plan". Synonyms: embody, include, contain, comprise, embrace.

 

5.     Ploy /ploi/

Part of speech: noun

Indonesian: siasat

Definition: a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.

e.g., "I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public".

Synonyms: ruse, tactic, move, device, trick

 

Summary

It is time to begin the process of actually gathering the news. There are several ways that news is gathered by reporters and editors:

-Eyewitness Accounts.

-Events calendars/Futures books.

-Press releases.

-Stringers/freelance contributors.

-Beat system.

-Wire services.

-Interviews.

-Background research.

This unit will focus on news gathering techniques with a special emphasis on interviewing skills and writing the story from the information gathered from interviews and other sources.

 

News Gathering

The newsgathering technique that was most likely used to get the information, namely:

•The Events Calendar

This calendar can be a great resource for student journalists because it should include all athletic events, musical performances, dramatic productions, organization meetings and much more. At least once a month a reporter from your campus newspaper or yearbook should visit with the person who maintain this calendar and copy the events onto a calendar that will be posted in the journalism room.

 

•Background Research

This may involve reading previously published articles on the topic or concerning the interviewee, looking up biographies of the interviewee or searching for information on the Internet. It often means asking questions of people who know something about the topic or the interview just to get background information.

 

•Investigative Reporting

Assignment: This assignment involves gathering information and checking your sources for accuracy.

 

•Conducting the Interview

All methods of news gathering are important, but it is through the interview that reporters get the “meatiest” information. A good interview holds the key to a good story, one that people will want to read.

-Types of Interviews: fact interview, Personal interview, group interview.

-Prepare for the interview

-Types of Questions to Ask

-Conducting the interview

 

•Preparing for the Interview

Part 1 Directions: Your first interview story will be with someone in your journalism class. Your teacher will pair you up or let you choose a partner to interview. You will be interviewing someone and someone will be interviewing you.

Part 2 Directions: Study your partner’s form and determine what are the most significant things he or she has shared? Does he or she have an unusual hobby or collection? Did your partner mention that she likes to participate in beauty pageants? Does he help with a basketball clinic for younger children? What makes this person stand out? What would readers of your paper like to know about this person?

 

•The Interview Form

•Writing the Interview

You have interviewed your subject, and now it is time to write the story. Begin writing your story soon after the interview while notes are fresh.

 

•About Quotes and Transitions

Direct quotations

Direct quotations are word-for-word reports of what the speaker said. These are the exact words of the speaker and are written in complete sentences and enclosed in quotation marks.

Some minor deviation from the exact words is acceptable if it will not change the meaning of what was said,especially if the speaker uses expressions or filler words (“um,” “uh,” etc.) that would just clutter up the quote.

Indirect quotes

Indirect quotes are a summary of what the speaker said, and quotation marks are not used.

The speaker’s ideas are used, but the reporter does not use the speaker’s exact words.

The advantages of using an indirect quote are that the reporter can condense the substance of what was said without changing the meaning, and it is a good way to make sense out of something the interviewee said that might have been unclear or ungrammatical. Indirect quotes can be used as transitional statements.

 

•Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is when the reporter uses his own words to explain what the speaker said. No quote marks are used.

 

•Partial quotes

Partial quotes are the mixture of direct and indirect quotes. Use quotation marks around the speaker’s exact words.

 

•About attribution:

Quotes should be handled the same way they were in your first news stories.

Use the word said for attribution. Not says, not stated, not remarked, not replied. Said. Period.

According to should only be used to attribute information to a document, not to a person.

-Wrong: According to the principal, Monday is a holiday.

-Right: According to the student handbook, that outfit is against the dress code.

The quote is more important than the person who said it, and the person is more important than the word said. Therefore your quotes should reflect the order of importance.

 

•Writing the Interview Story

Directions: Using the preceding guide, write your interview story. Begin with an appropriate lead, alternate quotes and transitions, and end on a quote. Pay special attention to how you handle the quotes and attribution (said).

 

Reflection

For the most important of journalism is the practice of preparation to make an organized news and interview help transfer knowledge effectively between educators and student. Now, I realise that journalism effective teaching news Gathering and interviewing recognize students strength and make me as a student more confidence to use and learn English feature materials news in class or public. Student also me can make a news correctly and organized. So, to know what i want to do when i increase my knowledge about english and in the future when I became to be a teacher or journalist i know how to give the student effective of learning news gathering and interviewing. for me the activites learning that make me know all about english is to know what i will learn like i summarize, memorize the course and distribution of english and check the grammar to know if my english is already good. hopefully this material can add knowledge and insight related to learning innovation for me to get better sense of the purpose of the material.