newswriting basics
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Newswriting basics
August 22nd, 2016
LIBEL
Write “just the facts”
• Good reporter respects integrity of facts.
Facts are simple and facts are straightFacts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of viewFacts don’t do what I want them to.
From Cross-eyed and Painless
• Sometimes the reader can draw their own conclusion just by reading the facts.
• For example:Percentage of Thai teenagers who can
name all 8 precepts: 28.Percentage of Thai teenagers who can
name all members of EXO: 52.
• What is news?– A story that is “new” and “interesting”
– It must have • Magnitude• Negativity• Proximity
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