SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A STORY? (PART 1)
I. INTRODUCTION
YOU KNOW AS MUCH — AND CAN EXPRESS IT AS CLEARLY — AS ANYONE
BUT HOW DO YOU GET TO THAT POINT?
II. THE STEPS
A. OWN THE STORY — GET THE GROUNDING FOR YOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1. SOURCES
2. SCOPE
3. CONTEXT
4. COMPREHENSION
B. THE HOOK — WHAT IS YOUR CENTRAL POINT?
C. THE PITCH — WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
D. THE STRUCTURE — HOW DO YOU TAKE THE READER THROUGH THE STORY AND/OR THE ANALYSIS?
III. EXAMPLE: THE FBI AND APPLE
IV. CASE STUDY: “SUPER TUESDAY” — FROM REPORTING TO ANALYSIS
A. OWN IT
www.fivethirty.com
www.realclearpolitics.com
http://www.nytimes.com/
Social Media Sites
B. THE HOOK — Clinton and Trump
C. THE PITCH — From Super Tuesday to November
D. THE STRUCTURE
V. CASE STUDY: SYRIA
A. OWN IT — GET THE BASICS
BUILD A BASE — https://eaworldview/topics/syria
B. FIND THE HOOK FOR MARCH 1, 2016 — THE US AND THE “CEASEFIRE”
C. THE PITCH — WHY THE “CEASEFIRE” IS DOUBTFUL
D. THE STRUCTURE — FROM KERRY TO RUSSIA-ASSAD TO THE OPPOSITION
VI. CASE STUDY: IRAN ELECTIONS
A. OWN IT
http://iranprimer.usip.org/
www.irantracker.org
twitter.com/khamenei
www.presstv.com
www.irna.ir/en
BASE: https://eaworldview/topics/iran
B. THE HOOK — Most Important Elections Since 2009
C. THE PITCH — The Internal Fight in Iran
D. THE STRUCTURE — A Beginner’s Guide
VII. CONCLUSION — Go Out and Test Yourself
From Idea to Structure to Execution: Do It in a Sentence, Do It in a Paragraph, Do It in A Page
