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. Reporters assigned to cover speeches or meetings usually write two kinds of stories: an advance story and a follow story.

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. Advance stories are published the day a speech or meeting is announced or shortly thereafter.

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. Reporters never will be assigned to cover speeches about topics with which they are unfamiliar.

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. Reporters who cover speeches often try to talk to a speaker so they can clarify issues or get additional information.

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. Advance stories are longer than follow stories and are harder to write.

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. The fluid nature of most meetings makes identifying a central point easy.

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. If a speech or meeting involves several important topics, reporters usually focus on the most newsworthy in the lead and summarize the others in the next two or three paragraphs.

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. If several important topics were discussed at a meeting, reporters should avoid giving details about the minor topics and simply report the topics were discussed or considered.

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. Quotations make good summary leads, but cannot be effectively used in anecdotal or delayed leads.

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. The agendas for meetings usually reflect the importance of the topics discussed, so journalists should report events in the order in which they occurred.

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. Transitions should be brief.

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. Websites like PolitiFact and FactCheck are not reliable sources for journalists to use.

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. If a defamatory personal attack is made at a speech or meeting that is not an official government proceeding, the person who is attacked may sue for libel both the speaker and any news organizations that report the statement.

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