WASHINGTON, June 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- All great stories have a
beginning, middle, and end. But organizing a pile of reporting
notes, quotes and data can be, well, overwhelming. Just how should
journalists tackle story structure, especially with the variety of
options?
Join four award-winning reporters and editors from 1 to 5 p.m. ET Friday, Aug. 16, as they explore
story structure and strategies for constructing memorable stories
on and off deadline. Hosted by the National Press Club Journalism
Institute, this half-day virtual workshop will include tips and
tools for building structures that effectively shape breaking news,
feature, and investigative stories.
Register now to learn from:
- Lane DeGregory, a Pulitzer
Prize-winning staff writer at the Tampa Bay
Times
- Beth Francesco, executive
director, National Press Club Journalism Institute
- Wesley Lowery, executive editor
of Investigation Reporting Workshop at American University and a Pulitzer Prize
winner
- Steve Padilla, Los Angeles Times
Column One editor
- Eric Tucker, national security
reporter for the Associated Press
- Bara Vaida, director of
training, National Press Club Journalism Institute
Participants will:
- Gain go-to story structures that can be applied efficiently and
effectively to almost any story.
- Hone skills for writing sharper ledes and memorable
endings.
- Get inspiration for ways to organize notes, find the telling
quotes, work with data, and build out the story.
- Walk away with confidence that they can quickly shape stories
that hold readers' interest.
Whether you are an experienced journalist or new to the
business, you will develop some new approaches to story writing.
Bring your story structure challenges, as instructors will answer
questions throughout the afternoon. Give yourself a professional
gift and learn from some of the best in the business. (Click here
to see the full schedule.)
Tickets are on sale for the Aug.
16 workshop, which will be from 1 to
5 p.m. ET. Program participants will have access to a
recording of the sessions.
About the National Press Club Journalism Institute
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged
global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips
journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways
that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit
affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers
journalism in the public interest.
The Institute depends on grants, foundation funds, and
contributions from individuals like you. Your donation today allows
the Institute to offer the majority of its programming at no
cost.
Press contact: Beth
Francesco, bfrancesco@press.org
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