- Topic: The overall idea of your story
- Story Angle: The specific focus of your story
- How to Write A News Story
- Step 1: Go through your notes
- Identify important things
- Step 2: Create your lede
- Step 3: Choose a logical follow up quote
- Step 4: Write a Transition Sentence
- Go through notes and use any other details you might have highlighted to make a transition sentence to the next quote
- Step 5: Choose a logical follow up quote
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- Step 1: Go through your notes
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