There are two kinds of reporter－general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide ra

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 plete 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
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