Reporter's Notebook Part Two—Lesson 02.02 Congratulations! You are hired! Now, you will assume the responsibilities of your chosen career and propose and write an actual news story. It must be NEWSWORTHY based on the Seven Pillars of Newsworthiness. Refer to the lesson for story ideas for your chosen career.
Step One
Answer the following questions to help you develop the proposal that you will submit to your editor.
Proposed Story Topic:
Which of the Seven Pillars of Newsworthiness does the topic satisfy?
Who is your audience?
How will you gather research?
Who will you interview?

Step Two
Draft a lead sentence that meets the following requirements:
It must be between 20 and 30 words long.
It must address at least three of the H questions.
It must not express an opinion.

Write your lead sentence:

Identify the who in your lead:

Identify the what in your lead:

Identify the when in your lead:

Identify the why in your lead:

Identify the where in your lead:

Identify the how in your lead:
How many words are in your lead sentence?
Have you remained impartial? Explain.