Journalism Today Chapter 7 Writing News Stories Using

Journalism Today – Chapter 7 Writing News Stories Using Transitions

Chapter 7 – Key Terms Back-up quote Transition Body Tie-back Personality interview Action story Color sidebar Stylebook Sexist language Slang Jargon Redundancy Cliché

Transitions Words, phrases, or whole paragraphs that hold a story together (make them unified) These link together paragraphs, making stories unfold orderly and logically Developing effective transitions is a must-

Transitions This example appears in your textbook. President Bush today signed into law a new tax reform bill, expected to raise an additional $10 billion a year for the federal treasury. Bush signed the bill in a White House ceremony and then handed out two dozen souvenir pens to the Republican senators who steered the

Transitions The transition is the repetition of the word Bush The word appears in both paragraphs, letting the reader know our subject hasn’t changed – the reader does not get lost.

Transitions Look for the transition Commonly recognized as a comical loser, Happy Gilmore could be more serious than his character indicated. A professional golfer who lost his left hand to a hungry alligator, Chubbs is a coach presently running for the United States presidency.

Transitions Chubbs? Who’s he? Most readers will assume that the second paragraph’s subject is still Happy Gilmore. The writer has done nothing to indicate a change in subject.

Handy Dandy Transitional Words for the Newswriter For example Furthermore However Likewise Therefore Finally In addition Also Consequentl y Besides

Tying Paragraphs Together Read the sample story on pages 12324 in your textbook. Study the use of subtle transitions that tie the details together, letting the paragraphs flow in a logical order.