What I learned in Journalism

Recently I learned how to write different kinds of leads in my journalism class. There are many different ways to write a lead for a story. A direct lead includes the word "you" and it  puts the reader in the story. A scene-setter lead describes the scene where the story takes place. It uses the senses like auditory, feeling, and smell to really show how it was. The lead makes the story interesting to the reader and it still explains what the story is about. 

Another thing I learned was how to write a story in inverted pyramid form. When writing in that form, all the important information goes first. Things that describe the who, what, when, and where go in the beginning. That way if people only have time to read part of the story, they still know what is about. 

I also learned how to interview people via Skype. It was really fun actually and it good for when I need to interview someone that is far away. 

Another important thing I learned was about ethics. Its all about knowing whether to add something into the story or not. For example, if your source says, "this is off record," then you are not allowed to publish the statement they say afterwards. I found it great to learn and every reporter should know this.