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News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, 7/e
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Exercise 2.1
Exercise 2.2
Exercise 2.3
Exercise 2.4
Exercise 2.5
Exercise 2.6

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Exercise 2.3

Complete this exercise offline and then either e-mail or hand the exercise in to your instructor.

List the front-page stories from the metropolitan daily. Determine if the stories were selected on the basis of the traditional news elements, such as timeliness, proximity and so forth. What other factors did the editors and reporters likely consider in making story decisions?