MicWriter

When you teach Mic Writer, you present the entire Writing in Stereo II wraparound first as a complete report paradigm.  Then you break it down to present the 7 appropriate lessons of Writing in Stereo II.  In this way the student recognizes how professional news writers compose simple readers, phoners and voicers, each a stand-alone report but each a part of the larger model.  For a demonstration of these parts, read and listen to A Wraparound for OASIS Radio Dramatics.  (The lock-out is simply, "For ... News, I'm ... .") Here are the parts of the radio news wraparound: Writing in Stereo, © 2010, 1994 Revised February 13, 2010 1.  Soft lede:  Active voice sentence, few details 2.  Write-up: "(Position title) (source first and last name) says ... " (complete sentence: generalization or lead-in) 3.  Actuality In-cue: "(First few words) ... " Out-cue: " ... (last few words)." 4.  Write-out: (details) "(Source) also says ... " (complete sentence) (Where do we go from here: location or future of issue) 5.  Lock-out:  "For K-W-X-L News, I'm ... "   Simple meeting reader:  1, 2, 4 Phoner:  1, 2, 3, 4 Voicer:  1, 2, 4, 5 Wrap-around: 1-5 Feature:  1-5 plus sound (FX and ambient), multiple actualities