Basic Principles in Writing Articles for a Young Journalist

ARTICLES WRITINGARTICLES WRITINGINTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM

TO WHAT TO WHAT EXTENTEXTENT

DODOYOUYOU

KNOW ABOUTKNOW ABOUT

JOURNALISM?JOURNALISM?

ACADEMIC WRITING

ACADEMIC WRITINGCREATIVEWRITINGCREATIVEWRITINGWRITINGWRITING

WHAT WHAT ABOUT ABOUT

STEPS ‘N STEPS ‘N TECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES

PREPARATIONPREPARATIONWHOSE WHOSE RESPONSIBLE?RESPONSIBLE?

SOURCESOURCEWHO?WHO?

INTERVIEWINTERVIEWTIMETIME

PLACEPLACE

BLINK PRESS CARDBLINK PRESS CARD

WHILE WHILE INTERVIEWING…INTERVIEWING…JOT DOWN ALL THINGS JOT DOWN ALL THINGS

NEEDEDNEEDED

ASK IF NECESSARYASK IF NECESSARY

PROCESSINGPROCESSINGWhen you are writing (or When you are writing (or

typing), please make sure you typing), please make sure you have these correct:have these correct:

STRUCTURESTRUCTUREGRAMMARGRAMMAR

VOCABULARYVOCABULARYPUNCTUATIONPUNCTUATION

HOW TO INTEREST HOW TO INTEREST YOUR READERSYOUR READERSTITLE OF YOUR ARTICLETITLE OF YOUR ARTICLE

OPENING SENTENCESOPENING SENTENCES

OVERALL PROCESSOVERALL PROCESS

OVERALL PROCESSOVERALL PROCESS

DO’S AND DON’TSDO’S AND DON’TS

• Interviewee’s Phone Number for confirmation and data validation in the event of mishap;

• Include photos for every report you conduct with friend(s);

•Don’t play on your writing;

•Write down your full name & mobile phone number at the bottom of your articles before handed in to BLINK Editor.

READY TO GO?READY TO GO?

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