{"id":730,"date":"2021-03-31T00:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uocatalyst.com\/?page_id=730"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:15:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:15:42","slug":"finding-and-sourcing-story-pitching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalystjournalism.uoregon.edu\/finding-and-sourcing-story-pitching\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding and Sourcing Story Pitching"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text width=”800″ align=”center”]\n

Solutions Journalism: Finding and Sourcing<\/h2>\n

Finding and Sourcing Story Pitching<\/strong><\/p>\n

Objectives:<\/strong> Understand how to pitch\u00a0 SoJo stories; develop story ideas for student reporting during remainder of the course
\nDelivery method:<\/strong> Student exploration followed by facilitated discussion and take-home assignment
\nMaterials:<\/strong> Display facility, flip charts, markers, tape (if needed)
\nRoom setup:<\/strong> Course leader by display, Student work areas
\nTime:<\/strong> One to one and one-half hours (depends on numbers)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text width=”800″ align=”center”]\n

Using \u201cOpen Space Technology\u201d<\/a> to pitch initial SoJo story ideas<\/h3>\n
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  1. Instructor provides brief recap of previous lecture about how to find and source SoJo stories. She explains the \u201cOpen Space Technology\u201d activity:
    \n-Some portion of students share their initial story idea and write it on flip chart paper at an individual station.-Remaining students visit presenting students in small groups.-Presenting student shares the answers to these questions:
    \n1) My solutions story is ___.
    \n2) You should care about it because ______.
    \n3) I need help with ____.<\/li>\n
  2. Instructor visits each group to sharpen student exploration of story viability, particularly from a solutions standpoint.Activity Note: It\u2019s important to help students determine the probable insight and evidence associated with a proposed solution. Help guard against student stories that may end up as soft features or advocacy. This activity is a low-stakes way to test student ideas before they proceed with story creation.<\/li>\n
  3. Instructor facilitates repetition of steps 1 and 2 so that each student idea is considered.<\/li>\n
  4. If students will work on stories in groups, rather than individually, instructor must follow up (during class or afterward) to finalize story selection and reporting teams.<\/li>\n
  5. Once story topics are selected, students complete a take-home story pitch assignment to refine their story idea. The rubric is designed to ensure students do enough initial reporting to ensure their solutions story is viable and newsworthy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note:<\/strong> Follow up with students whose story pitch assignments reveal weak solutions story ideas. All students can report their progress to you in weekly reporting memos.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Tip:<\/strong> Either as part of your story pitch assignment or as a separate assignment, select solutions stories about each student\u2019s\/story team\u2019s story topic from the SJN StoryTracker<\/a> for your students to analyze for the Four Qualities, framing and sourcing. This reinforces foundational concepts while giving students ideas and context about how reporters approach a particular topic with a solutions angle. Grounding student learning in textual (or multimedia) analysis over the duration of the course helps crystalize understanding of solutions journalism.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text width=”800″ align=”center”]\n

    Video Tutorials<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/344867543″ align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/344867598″ align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/344867616″ align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/344867657″ align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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