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News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, 7/e
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Local Government and Public Meetings
Review Questions
1
Discuss the following forms of government.
Mayor-council
Council-manager
Commission
2
What is an agenda for a city council meeting? Discuss why it is important for reporters to review agendas before meetings.
3
What is an executive session?
4
List the 15 techniques for covering public meetings that were compiled at the
Daily Hampshire Gazette
, Northampton, Mass.
5
List the nine steps that lead to passage of the city budget in Tempe, Ariz. (These steps vary slightly in different communities, but the process in Tempe is representative.)
6
Discuss the following.
Capital budget
Operating budget
Mill levy
7
List the basic information that should be included in most budget stories.
8
Figures in budget stories can be intimidating to reporters and readers. What writing approaches can reporters use to make budget stories understandable to readers?
9
List and discuss seven tips on how reporters can make the most of their relationships with public information officers
(PIOs)
.
10
List and discuss 11 tips for covering local government.
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