
BY RUTH BERAN
Headlines
Headlines are a way of grabbing the reader’s attention. In fact, a study has shown that almost 60 per cent of people will share a link having only read the headline.
BY RUTH BERAN
Headlines are a way of grabbing the reader’s attention. In fact, a study has shown that almost 60 per cent of people will share a link having only read the headline.
BY RUTH BERAN and VERITY CHAMBERS
A quick review from this morning: structuring hard news stories:
Good writers structure their stories clearly and logically, enticing the reader in and encouraging them to keep reading. They:
BY RUTH BERAN
First a news quiz: https://www.thesquiz.com.au/quiz/the-squiz-quiz-26-february-2021/
BY MARK GATELY
Today we will be looking at the basic rules and techniques for building a news story.
But first I’d like to take a quick detour and consider the mental approach to writing with particular reference to the sort of technical lesson we are about to do.
Continue reading “Week 3 (24/2): Basic news story construction”The lead.
‘It’s no good standing there at the beginning of an article flexing your muscles. Just do the old handspring right away.’
– ‘Cassandra’, Daily Mirror
Continue reading “Week 13 (9/11): Diving in – Starting to write your story”