There are two kinds of reporter-general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide range of new stories, including accidents, conference, crimes, festivals, local politics, strikes and weddings.
Most journalists are __1__ reporters. But some prefer to focus on one subject and only write about that. __2__, the arts, finance, foreign affairs, the law, or sports.
But whether a journalist is “general” or “specialist”, the basic __3__ of reporting is the same.
1. Researching the story
Who? What? Where? Why? When? How? That’s what a reporter has to __4__ first, and that’s why research is so important. Journalists spend a lot of time __5__ files, visiting libraries, checking facts, making telephone calls. Sometimes they do this __6__, sometimes as part of a team. It’s very boring, but it’s necessary.
2. Building the story
After the research stage it’s time to make visits (most journalists travel a lot) and interview the people __7__ in the story. In some case this only takes a few hours, but it can take weeks or even months. It __8__ the size of the story.
3. Writing the story
Journalism always has to complete stories by a specific time __9__ “deadline”. This means that they need to write very __10__. Each story also has to be a specific length. CDBCA;BAAAD
A.entertainment B.special C.general D.vigorous
A.Besides B.That is C.No doubt D.For examples
A.knowledge B.process C.description D.technique
A.determine B.write C.find out D.pick up
A.reading B.correcting C.copying D.editing
A.together B.alone C.lonely D.quietly
A.involved B.included C.happened D.interested
A.depends on B.results in C.relies in D.changes
A.or B.and C.by D.without
A.vividly B.carefully C.accurately D.quickly