Meeting story format

The attachment meeting 4 is the assignment and the attachment that says story 2 is an example of how the ending result of the paper should be please follow all instructions to make this paper a journalism news story not in research paper format! Remember to apply the rules lead sentence is no more then 20 words, inverted pyramid development, quotes, paragraphs are two or three sentences with only 35 words, and grammar. Please and thank youBest Practices for Using Direct Quotes in News Stories We use direct quotes when    Someone says something unique. Someone says something uniquely. Someone important says something important. Quotes should be useful, informative and move a story forward. Quoting sources that readers and viewers are likely to know lends authority, credibility and interest to your content. What was said generally is more important than who said it. For this reason, we usually place attribution at the end of the sentence. We place attribution after the first sentence of a multi-sentence quote. A poorly framed statement should be paraphrased, not corrected. As one of the columnists at Poynter.com said: "If a quote contains poor grammar, the bar for using it is surpassed when the substance of the statement contains an important fact, reveals something about the character, and is relevant to the story." A paraphrase is a quote summarized in the reporter’s own words. Therefore, it’s no longer an exact replica of what was spoken and can’t be turned back into a direct quote. If a sentence contains an attribution but no quote marks, it’s paraphrased material. Ellipses should be used sparingly, such as to indicate when an obscenity, profanity or vulgarity has been removed because it’s considered offensive or gratuitous by the news outlet. Information does not need to be attributed to a source if you are a witness or if the information:        Is a matter of public record. Is generally known. Is available from several sources. Is easily verifiable. Makes no assumptions. Contains no opinions. Is noncontroversial. Formatting Quotes Correctly: Some Hints Direct Quotes:  Should be linked to the paragraph before them. The quote should elaborate on the previous paragraph. For example: Because of an anonymous $25,000 donation, students who ride a school bus to and from school will have access to the Internet during their commute starting March 1. “Giving free Wi-Fi to our students will enable them to do research, read the news or even watch educational videos each day,” Superintendent Kelli Putman said. “This change will have a positive impact on academic productivity.” Next transition: Superintendent Putman first proposed this plan in November, but the district did not have the funding to go forward. The city newspaper published an article about the proposal, and the anonymous donation followed. What comes next? From whom? Direct quote – elaborates on previous transition: Superintendent Putman first proposed this plan in November, but the district did not have the funding to go forward. The city newspaper published an article about the proposal, and the anonymous donation followed. “With the tight budget and tough economic times, I thought my Wi-Fi proposal was a pipe dream,” she said. “I want to thank the donor for being so generous.” What follows this? More transitions and quotes (linked): Not all families can afford or choose to have Internet services in their home, Putman said. “This can be hard on a high school student who is expected to research or communicate with classmates through a blog in the evening,” she said. “It puts those students at a disadvantage. Adding Wi-Fi to our buses should level that playing field for our students.” Principal Jeanette Rother said that several teachers have been reluctant to give assignments that require Internet access. “This opens up more resources for our students,” Rother said.