Journalistic Writing

• Journalistic writing it is a type of writing used by journalists to inform and entertain readers.
• Accuracy is an element in journalistic writing that the journalists must research, verify, and double-check the accuracy of their facts and information.
• It is another type of element that the journalists must write in a way that is easily for their readers to understand. Clarity
• The readers must understand and read the information and can easily process it. Readability
• Objectivity, Journalists must have strive to present their stories without any personal bias or agenda.
• Brevity, it is the practice of writing in a concise manner.
• Timeliness, is the practice of providing news and information to the public and in a timely manner.
• New Stories is a type of journalistic text that talks about the current events and it focus on issues of public interest.
• Feature stories is a type of journalistic text that explore a particular topic or issue from multiple angles. It sometimes sponsor famous person, etc.
• Editorial stories, are opinion pieces written by journalists to express their views on particular issue, event or topic.
• Sport news, it talks about a recent game or a feature article that profiles a team or player.
• Develop a journalistic angle, Deciding what the focus of the story will be on, and what the main point or theme of the article will be.
• Research, is to gather information from reliable sources.
• Structure the story, is to decide how to organize the information and how to best frame the story.
• Revise, it goes back and refine the story, checking for accuracy, clarity and flow.
• Write a draft, Put together an initial draft of the story, incorporating the facts and sources,
• Publish, it prepares the story for publication and ensuring that the copy is edited and also formatted correctly.