o What do you notice about the way he writes? Use specific examples, please. (75 words)
He begins every paragraph with an instruction/tip and then preceeds to explain why you do it or what the benfits are and then gives an example of the method. an example is when he say "how do you get unique soundbites? try asking the non question question. I learned this trick from a photojournalist named scotty berner, who used the technique one time to scoop the world press. A dozen crews were staking out the home of a young pilotin luckbock texas...etc he continues to explain and provide a detailed example of how to as the non question/question.

o What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27? (75 words)
The news scene is continually changing. Make sure you get a complete answer to each question and give time after they answer your question the first time because if theres awkward silence they are likely to answer again in a more detailed response. use the non question/question by getting comfortable with the interviewee and letting them talk rather than pressing question after question and getting insincere answers. Write the middle of your story first, keep your ideas written down, find strong central characters, ones that are going to give you strong soundbites and a personable story. And lastly to point out what the viewers might not otherwise see, dont point out the obvious during your story but instead "write to the corners of the picture".

o With the scripts: What do suppose is described in each column? Why would it be split like that? What else is interesting about the scripts? (50 words)
On the left side it shows what kind of shot they have, and on the right is the narration, actions that are happening, and dialogue. its split like that so that they can easily line their shots up with where they want to be on the interview during the editing process, it makes it quicker and easier during that process.

o On Page 34 (and to the end of the section), Dotson writes about a long-form feature. Find one of these (a story at least 4 minutes long) on a TV news magazine such as Rock Center, 20/20 or 60 Minutes. Then, give and explain examples of how the storyteller uses the five bulleted traits Dotson gives on Page 34. (200 words)
In the story i watched they did a good job using the 5 tools of a good novelist.
The story first establishes a scene. The scene is set in Cleveland Ohio. They use foreshadowing by when they talk about the 3 girls that were found that maybe one of them was the daughter Ashley, but by the tone they use throughout the story you can tell that summer will not be one of the 3 girls found. The conflict is that the mother lost her daughter in 2007 in Cleveland Ohio and is still missing her today. Recently 3 girls were found that were held captive in Cleveland hoping that one of them was Ashley. The mother finds out that none of the girls were her daughter but has renewed hope because these girls were found. The story follows the story of the mother and the daughter and how they use to fight but once Ashley was gone she missed her like never before. Today the mother regrets the last words she said to her daughter and wishes she was home, that is how this story portrays character growth. There is no resolution in this story really because the daughter was never found but resolves by leaving everyone with hope that even if you have a missing child and it has been years sense you last saw them there is always a chance that they are still alive, maybe even living in the same city as you still.