Reporting

Reporting

101By Jessica Stanley

What makes a good news

article?

Timely!

Credible

Interesting

Easy to read

If it’s all of those things, how do I write it?

things to include

Who

What ?

When?

Where?

How?

How should I

?

Be on time

Be professional

your subject b

efore hand

Be polite

Make a list of questions in advance..

But don’t always stick to it

Play off the subject’s mood & answers for

more Q’s

How do I turn it in?

Some newspapersuse software

They type in their story and submit it

through the program & internet access

Our school though, is more old

fashioned

Your

assignment

needs to be:

Typed

(Size 12)

NO double spacing

orindenting!

Includes a headline

And a byline

Check for grammar & spelling errors!

Print it out

At the end of your story,

put a “#” and circle it

Turn it in

on time!