Journalism 50: Different Kinds of News Stories

Different Kinds of News Stories

Different types of news stories are reported differently and structured differently.  Here are some examples from the Spartan Daily.  

Breaking News: Homicide at apartments near SJSU * Tweet 1: SJPD on the scene  * Tweet 2: Building locked down, residents stay in place  * Tweet 3: Residents escorted into building  * Tweet 4: SJPD homicide unit on scene investigating shooting Web story:  San Jose rail yard shooting: Gunman among 10 dead  Web story: SJSU sports legend Lawrence Fan dead at 67  Extra edition: Roe v. Wade overturned  Extra edition: Papazian to Resign  Hard News: Retaliation lawsuit hits SJSU, CSU; Man dead in shooting near San Jose State identified  Former football player dead at 24; DOJ charges Shaw with multiple civil rights violations  SJSU group objects to new jail  San Jose officials, community respond to Russia’s invasion  Classes remote again: University postpones in-person instruction amid surge  Features: Holocaust survivor shares his story  SJSU garden transcends barriers  Students showcase business ideas  'Am I not good enough?' Minority students open up about impostor syndrome  Fire on the Fountain: Homecoming tradition returns after two years  Enterprise Stories: Outside investigators scope out SJSU IT  SJSU faculty left unheard  Out of nine faculty members denied tenure or promotion, seven were women of color  Millions Misused: SJSU allegedly mishandled $6.3 million   Opinion Pieces: Editorial: We must solve the housing crisis in San Jose   PG&E causes preventable catastrophes  US Islamophobia rooted in 9/11 attacks  Verifi cation goes unhinged amid Musk empire  Analysis: SJPD: Post-George Floyd protests  SJSU Football Player Example: Breaking: SJSU freshman football player Camdan McWright dies at 18  Second day coverage (front page)  Follow-up feature: Parents remember McWright's life  Follow-up sports story: SJSU win honors McWright  Follow-up news story: Board talks McWright fund