Newspaper sidebar

Newswriting Sidebars

Assignment

• For your enterprise story, you must include a sidebar: this is a piece of content that complements the story. It may be a chart, survey, illustration, series of photos, map, etc.

• Such elements are common in longer newspaper and magazine stories.

• Choose something that will help readers better understand your story.

Statistical comparisons

Survey

Photos you take

Maps

Timelines

Lists/schedules