These stories are so boring. I think they are, at least. (Although I don't mind speeches as much as the other two.)
I have trouble writing about these kinds of events. It's too easy to just report on exactly what was said, newsworthy or not. I mean, if I had to sit in on that meeting for three hours I should at least get to tell my audience what was said...right? I know I'm supposed to go through my notes and find what is most interesting and socially relevant, but that's hard when a) you don't care what was said or b) you think everything was intersting and you can't include it all.
Also, sometimes it's hard for me to decide what the most important part of a speech or meeting was, especially if I didn't know much about the topic covered. And, yes, it's important to do your research on what the meeting/coference will discuss and why, but sometimes that's impossible. That could just be because I've only covered such small-scale, uber-local events. I hope that's the reason.
Ugh, I hate these stories.
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Me too! Writing news on news conferences, meetings and speeches are not fun. I also hate it when I don't see the point why they are holding their meeting, or the significance of the speech. I think that's what I ask myself everytime I write one: WHY THE HELL IS THIS NEWS CONFERENCE/MEETING/SPEECH SO "COT-DAMN" IMPORTANT?
If you ask that question, with a little hand motion to go along with it, and throw a couple of papers around, I think it will give you a jump start on the writing.
Sometimes the research comes after the meeting/conference. It gives you background information and further knowledge of the conference.
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