Journalistic Writing

Ensuring that both sides of a story are addressed.

• Simplicity and Brevity

• Precision

• Objectivity and Factual

• Fairness and Balance

• Inverted Pyramid

It is based on facts, observations, and interviews with expert sources, or those knowledgeable of the issue.

• Simplicity and Brevity

• Precision

• Objectivity and Factual

• Fairness and Balance

• Inverted Pyramid

Identifies the writer of the article.

• byline

• headline

• captions

• columns

There should be no slang or abbreviations.

• Simplicity and Brevity

• Precision

• Objectivity and Factual

• Fairness and Balance

• Inverted Pyramid

What type of writing is commonly found in newspapers, magazines, and online articles?

• Technical writing

• Journalistic writing

• Poetic writing

• Narrative writing

Writes for magazines or newspapers

• Waiter

• Journalist

• Teller

• Social Worker

What does a News Story attempt to answer?

• Why and How only

• Who, What, and Why only

• Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

• When and Where only

the introduction of an article

• byline

• teaser

• title

• lead

A person who writes news stories for a newspaper, magazine, etc. or who tells people the news on radio or tv.

• reporter

• researcher

• receptionist 

Which type of story is based on a recent event or occurrence that is relevant to the reader?

• Straight News

• Feature

• Editorial

• Opinion