Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Broadcast writing exercise

Writing broadcast stories exercise


Write short broadcast stories using the following facts. Please do not trust any of the writing in my prompts. You should rewrite in your own words.

Story 1: The facts

     At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ocean Shores, Oregon, weather sirens will sound.
     The sirens are part of an annual severe weather drill. This is done all over the state
     Its sponsored by the National Weather Service
     The exercise with the sirens is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week
     Severe Weather Awareness week started on Monday and runs through Friday
     Just in case there is real severe weather Wednesday, the drill will be moved to Friday
     People should do what they normally do during weather sirens for realism

Ocean Shores residents, be aware of sirens on Wednesday morning.
 The National Weather Service sponsors the annual severe weather drill that will be tested all over the state. The sirens are a part of the Severe Weather Awareness Week that started on Monday and runs through Friday. The drill will be moved to Friday in case of severe weather on Wednesday. Residents should act as if it was a real drill.



Story 2: The facts

     Protestors are at Franklin Park in Spokane.
     They are protesting GMOs (genetically modified foods).
     The protest was part of support for an initiative about GMOs
     The initiative is called Initiative 522. It requires labeling of GMO foods by companies that make them
     Protesters were speaking out against the Monsanto Company, which is an agricultural company. They say that company helps make those foods
     There were other, similar protests across the country about GMOs
     This was World Food Day.

Protestors are speaking out today about genetically modified foods at Franklin Park in Spokane.

Protestors at Franklin Park are in support of initiative five-two-two. Initiative five-two-two requires labeling of GMO foods by companies that make them. The agricultural Monsanto Company, which is a company that helps make these foods, spoke during the protest. Other protests are happening across the country in honor of World Food Day. 

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