Story Idea:
Two paragraphs that outline your story, including the type of feature (trend, experiential or backgrounder).
What makes this story newsworthy? What is your peg and angle?
Who would want to know?
Who is your target audience?
Research Plan
A research plan should include:
• Proposed interviewees’ names and contact details (email address and/or telephone number)
• Why they are appropriate interviewees, e.g. their expertise, knowledge or experience in this area
• Back up interviewees if your first-choice interviewees are unavailable
• Timetable for contacting your interviewees
• Research you will be doing for background information
• Deadlines for each stage of your research plan leading up to the first draft in Week 12. BE REALISTIC.
• What sort of photographs/graphics/visual support for your story will you provide?
Please attach the following marking table to your submission.
Criteria Descriptors Marks
PROPOSAL
Soundness of the idea. Is it a well-articulated idea for a feature? Is it newsworthy? Timely? Interesting? Fresh? Have you identified the appropriate people to interview? Is there evidence of a solid research plan?