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Balloon Boy Hoax? Falcon Heene's Family on NBC Today Show

H1N1 Virus Fears Intensify

October 17, 2009 5:46 PM

As the death toll from H1N1 continues to rise especially among children and teens, doctors are racing to figure out why certain patients get so sick, so fast. Hari Sreenivasan reports.




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NBC News Reports in State College

Heavy snowfall turns football season in State College into a ski season. NBC News comes to report the Northeast weather in State College on Oct. 16, 2009.

Kiersten Dreibelbis took the photos with her cell phone. Thanks, Kiersten for sharing the info and photos. - DRZ

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Chicago's Teen Murders

The shocking beating death of a teen in an after-school melee was the fifth student death in six weeks. As Randall Pinkston reports, it's opened the nation's eyes to Chicago's youth murders. CBS News reports on Oct. 7, 2009.

Compare this report to ABC News report on this event: Chicago Juvenile Crime. (By Chris Bury, Oct. 7, 2009).

Watch how NBC News reports this event: School Safety Comes at a Cost in Chicago (By Tim Campbell, Oct. 7, 2009)


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The Oldest Man in America

CBS News Steve Hartman reports

An Unlike Friendship

CBS News: Steve Hartman reports a book club for homeless.

How to Explain a Concept/Figure?

Burger biz clinic 1:51
CNN's John Vause explains how the value of a Big Mac highlights just how much China's currency is undervalued. Read his Blog

CNN: Cheaters among Students

Students outsource homework TRT 5:48 Aired on HLN: Sept. 5, 2009
CNN's Carol Costello reports.

60 Minutes: The Wasteland

Aired on August 30, 2009 4:19 PM

Where does all the electronic refuse our society generates end up? Some of it is shipped illegally from the U.S. to China, reports Scott Pelley, where it is harming the environment and people.

Faking It in the Job Market

CBS News, Wed Sep 02 16:06:11 PDT 2009

An estimated three out of ten people lie on their resumes and, in this tight economy, more job seekers may be feeling desperate enough to stretch the truth. Kelly Wallace reports.

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DRZ was quoted in South China Morning Post, August 25, 2009, p.C1

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AP:Black, white protesters rally over dragging death

This is a story filed by AP from Paris, Texas on July 21, 2009.

Click and read the AP report byJEFF CARLTON, Associated Press Writer – Tue Jul 21, 7:03 pm ET

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CNN: Road to Rescue

7 people are in charge of rescuing the economy. Here's who they are and how they plan to do it.

Cannot believe New Yorker put video on its website

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Nike + iPod

CNBC aired this report on the new Nike+iPod system on July 12, 2006. This preview is the first of its kind on this product.

Did You Know 2.0 (Short 2008 Edition)

Web Story: Recession Alters College Admission Process

Dr. Z's Comment: How to rewrite a pkg into a web story? Here is an example from CBS News. Watch the pkg first and then read the Web Story.

For years, elite colleges have had the upper hand in college admissions. But CBS News Russ Mitchell reports that the recession has dramatically altered the admissions process. Read the Web story.

Feature Story: Hungry For A Little Humanity

Companies both big and small are looking to Denny's, which offered a free breakfast to all customers last month, for guidance on winning back patrons during uncertain times. CBS News Kelly Cobiella reports. (March 30, 2009)

Live Reporting: Floods in N. Dakota

Floods in N. Dakota
by NBC News March 24, 2009

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Floods in New Orleans (NBC News, Sept 1, 2005)

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This story makes us think...Rise in hate group

Rise in hate groups (TRT: 2:14)
CNN's Jason Carroll says a new report shows a 54 percent rise of hate groups in the U.S. since 2000.

The Story

Don Black said he despises Barack Obama. And he said he believes illegal aliens undermine the economic fabric of the United States. Black, a 55-year-old former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, isn't the only person who holds such firm beliefs, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which Thursday released its annual hate group report.

The center's report, "The Year in Hate," found the number of hate groups grew by 54 percent since 2000. The study identified 926 hate groups -- defined as groups with beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people -- active in 2008. That's a 4 percent jump, adding 38 more than the year before. (Read the full story)

Do a story touching your viewers: A one-man stimulus package

A pharmacist in Alabama offers his staff bonuses that came with two catches: 15 percent must be spent on charity, and the rest should be spent locally. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.

Aired on NBC Evening News March 13, 2009

Comment: Can you do a story that touches the viewer?

How to identify a local angle?

Libraries offer free relief from tough times

Dec. 10, 2008: As personal spending budgets grow tighter, libraries across the country are experiencing a welcome revival. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)

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Profile pkg - Recipes For A Recession

93 year-old Clara Cannucciari is isn't as fazed as most when it comes to the current economic crisis. As CBS News Michelle Miller reports, she survived The Great Depression and now her cooking tips are a hit.

March 4, 2009 4:19 PM

Take a Humanized Angle

Obama's Plan Won't Help All

One in five U.S. homeowners with mortgages are "underwater," meaning they owe more money to their lender than their property is worth. Ben Tracy reports on whom Obama's housing plan will help.

March 4, 2009 4:09 PM

Dr. Z's Comment: This story provides an example on how to report by taking a humanized angle.


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Profile Package - Blind Teen Shoots and Scores

California teenager Jimmy Albright suffers from a medical condition which has left him legally blind, although that hasn't stopped his dreams of playing basketball. CBS News' Brandon Scott reports.

March 3, 2009 5:29 PM

Dr Z's comment: Another profile package demonstrating some visual storytelling skills we can use.


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Growing hate groups blame Obama, economy

CNN's Jason Carroll says a new report shows a 54 percent rise of hate groups in the U.S. since 2000.

Boston Toughens Smoking Ban

The story: Six years after Boston placed a citywide ban on smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and bars the city's public health commission has decided to outlaw all smoking bars. CBS News Randall Pinkston reports on February 9, 2009

Dr. Z's Comment: This is a topic that can easily go like a boring pieces if the reporter only gets SOTs about pros and cons on streets or in bars. This pkg takes a humanized angle to this issue and makes it quite interesting, albeit not perfect.


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Cheap Chinese

by Russell Peters

How to frame shots when interviewing MOS?

This package shows how to do interviews on street.

Sacrifice in slumping economy 1:20

CNN's Sandra Endo reports on the things that we can't live without during a recession.
Jan. 11, 2009

How to use close-up shots?

Profile Pkg about Martha Putney - Remember author, soldier and pioneer

Reported by Tom Brokaw, NBC News, Aired on Feb. 9, 2009

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Live Report Sample

Auto Show in Detroit, NBC News

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Unmade in China

Chinese Farmer No More

Ian Williams, NBC News, Jan. 29, 2009

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A different kind of leader

For Japan Airlines' CEO Haruka Nishimatsu proves that it's not about the millions you make, but making your employees feel like part of the team. Does Nishimatsu reminds you of some American bosses, for example, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain's $1,200 trash can, and ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski's $6,000 shower curtain. Barry Petersen reports.

Aired: Jan. 28, 2009


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A Meal To Die For

This a sample feature pacakge.

CBS News reporter Bill Geist visits the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Ariz., where you can almost feel your arteries clogging.

November 25, 2008Publish Post


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America's Oldest Worker by Steve Hartman

Like to see a good profile package? Here is an excellent example.

A Company Town Holds On For Life

As GM Keeps Downsizing, Ohio Town Suffers

CBS Evening news; Aired on 1-26-2009,

Lordstown, Ohio

Odd Couple

Steve Hartman visits an animal sanctuary where a dog and an elephant have formed a very lasting, and unusual, friendship.

Underdog March To Inauguration

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The Bonnie Brae Knights are a marching band from N.J. composed of boys with troubled backgrounds. But, as Steve Hartman reports, this band will perform at this year?s presidential inauguration.

January 15, 2009

Please also read a New York Times report on this band.

Read: Troubled Boys Step Up to Inaugural Challenge
By MARY JO PATTERSON
Published: January 15, 2009