Writing
isn't particularly particularly difficult. You will will find below some
should help you create effective
that
without too much stress.
This is the crux of all
Any good
- you need to know
provides
things:
to each of these
.
, if you wish to cover a story about a local sports team entering a competition you will need to
is the team?
is the coach?
sport do they play? is the competition? is the competition?
these
:
are the prominent players?
is the competition?
are the supporters?
will they need to do to win?
is the team normally based? have they been preparing?
are they entering this pa rticular competition? are they going to enter the competition? Do they need to fundraise?
from a reputable source you’ll find that you’re given all
If you look at any these
training and preparation is required?
and more:
A baby was born on a London bus during rush hour after the driver and passengers came to the mother's aid. Olatidebe Agboola, believed to be the first birth aboard one of the capital's buses, arrived weighing 7lb 8oz at the back of a No394 in Hackney last Thursday. His parents have given him the middle name Dennis, after the vehicle's manufacturer. As Emiloju Fatima Lawal went into labour, driver Pauline Jacobs alerted controllers to dispatch an ambulance. She parked the single-decker near Mare Street to help Ms Lawal, assisted by passenger Carole Allen, 60, a switchboard supervisor at Homerton hospital. Ms Lawal, 37, of Hackney, who was not due to give birth until today, said: "A man asked if I was ok, I said 'No, I'm in labour.' "A few minutes later he came out and I said 'Excuse me, the baby is here.'" Ms Allen said: "He just flew out onto the floor. I didn't feel panicked, just relieved." Ms Lawal, who has three other children, was taken to hospital and was back home that day. She said: "I want to say 'thank you' to Carole and Pauline for everything they did."
was the baby ?
the mother ?
was the bus number and route?
did this happen ?
did this happen ?
is it newsworthy ?
was the outcome?
the driver?
the passenger?
...
are all about how are affected . In your sports story for example, you might spend some time focusing on
or more
, or on how the
the supporters are This refers to the style of journalism which places the at
.
. Ideally, the
Try to
people. It adds a
first paragraph should contain enough information to give
personal touch to the story, and
the reader
you know the journalist has
The
rest of the article explains and expands on the
actually spoken to the people
beginning. The most important part of any news story is
involved, and – most importantly
the
, which is the very .
In it, the writer
– it makes the story more
of a
and
the most
points of the story. If a
"We're really
is well-
excited about this competition,"
written, it will give the reader a basic idea of what the
says coach Bob Dobalina,
story is about.
Two people died in a rowhouse fire in
Northeast Philadelphia last night
You are completely
. If there is
A good approach is to assume that the story might be
more than one side to the story, cover
cut off at any point due to space limitations.
them all. Don't use
and
unless you are quoting someone.
a
Try to think of
if possible written in
.
Keep your sentences and paragraphs . When you've finished, go through the entire story and try to remove any words which aren't completely necessary.
It needs to stand out ! A headline’s job is to
attention !
grab
Report the
in a
language that can be understood by everybody
