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Finding & PursuingOriginal Stories
Steve Buttrythe Penny Hoarder
July 14, 2016
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Your best story ideaIntroduce yourself by giving your name, what you cover for Penny Hoarder and how long you’ve been working here. And tell how you came up with the idea for your best story (recently or ever).
Find story ideas from …• News• People• Social media• Paper• Websites & blogs• Conflict
Find story ideas from …• Context• Impact• Repetition• Questions• Technology• Inquiry
Find story ideas from …• Ask each source for a story idea• 5 W’s (& So What? & How Much?)• Story elements• Different perspective• Silent voices• Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing• Your own social media & newsletter• Special-interest Facebook pages & groups• Hashtags• Specific requests• General requests
Beyond your FB page• Find interested FB pages & groups &
pose crowdsourcing questions there• Would a hashtag reach an interested
audience?• Create a Facebook group around a story
or topic you cover?
Pursuing your story• Find sources• Experts vs. real experts• 5 W’s (& So What? & How Much?)• Story Elements• Data• Story form (paragraphs, graphic, video …)
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