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Musket Assignment Sheet

This document is an assignment sheet for staff at the Musket newspaper. It provides information such as contact details for editors and reporting partners, story deadlines, questions to consider from the reader's perspective, potential sources to interview along with their contact information and perspective, and tips for conducting interviews. The goal is to produce a well-researched news story by the specified deadlines.

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Musket Assignment Sheet

This document is an assignment sheet for staff at the Musket newspaper. It provides information such as contact details for editors and reporting partners, story deadlines, questions to consider from the reader's perspective, potential sources to interview along with their contact information and perspective, and tips for conducting interviews. The goal is to produce a well-researched news story by the specified deadlines.

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MUSKET STAFF ASSIGNMENT SHEET

CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR REPORTING PARTNER: ________________________


SECTION EDITOR: ________________________ AND _________________________
EDITOR CONTACT INFO: _______________________ AND _____________________
STORY SLUG (one or two words to give the story a name):
ROUGH DRAFT DEADLINE (ask your editor):
FINAL DRAFT DEADLINE (ask your editor):

THINK LIKE THE READER


Questions readers would like to have answered:
A. _______________________________________________________________
B. _______________________________________________________________
C. _______________________________________________________________
D. _______________________________________________________________
What is the single most important thing about the story?
_____________________________________________________________________
What else do we need to find out?
A. _______________________________________________________________
B. _______________________________________________________________

THINK LIKE A REPORTER


Who do we need to talk to? Try to be as specific as possible (if not a specific name, then
perhaps a department or title). Think about:
administrators (HS, central office)?
teachers?

students?
outside experts?

What perspective would these people bring? In other words, why do you need to talk to
them?
cvcvc
CONTINUE ON BACK

THINK LIKE A REPORTER


** Always try to interview in person. **
Department-level and upper-level administrators have individual secretaries who can help you
set up appointments and/or direct you to when is the best time to find someone.
** Use email to interview as a last resort **
Its OK (but not ideal) to set up interviews via email.
POTENTIAL SOURCES

CONTACT INFO?
HOW TO LOCATE?
SECRETARY?

WHY ARE YOU SEEKING


TO TALK TO THIS
PERSON?

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