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TODAY's NEWS REPORTING TIP: A great picture will get your story on the front page!
News and magazine reporters often have to do their own photography, until you become famous then you are assigned a company photographer.
Learning to be a better photog will help your news writing career take off.
You should not fret too long over the title of your story. Your editor will probably re-write the title anyway.
Editors love good photographs. Photos sell newspapers!
Know that a good Editor will probably give back to you, your first try at writing your article, with some suggestions for improvement. "Get me a quote from someone who knew the victim." or "Find an expert who is willing to give you a statement on the record that backs up your idea."
TIP: News is about chronicling facts, but facts are not a story. You need to tell how the interested parties are reacting to the facts.
The human aspects are what your readers and your editor want you to inform them of.
Who is getting emotional and why?
Interview, interview, interview... We do not wish to hear what you have to say. We want to learn what it all means to those involved. How are their lives changed?
Why is this story important enough to be told and shared with thousands of readers?
TODAY's NEWS REPORTING TIP: A great picture will get your story on the front page!
News and magazine reporters often have to do their own photography, until you become famous then you are assigned a company photographer.
Learning to be a better photog will help your news writing career take off.
You should not fret too long over the title of your story. Your editor will probably re-write the title anyway.
Editors love good photographs. Photos sell newspapers!
Know that a good Editor will probably give back to you, your first try at writing your article, with some suggestions for improvement. "Get me a quote from someone who knew the victim." or "Find an expert who is willing to give you a statement on the record that backs up your idea."
TIP: News is about chronicling facts, but facts are not a story. You need to tell how the interested parties are reacting to the facts.
The human aspects are what your readers and your editor want you to inform them of.
Who is getting emotional and why?
Interview, interview, interview... We do not wish to hear what you have to say. We want to learn what it all means to those involved. How are their lives changed?
Why is this story important enough to be told and shared with thousands of readers?
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