Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Newspaper Writing Tips - What You Need to Get Published


If you've been writing for newspapers for quite sometime, you must have already been in situations where your articles were rejected by your editors. Well, this is a usual scenario in this field but did you know that you can avoid this from happening to you? Here's what you need to do:


1. First thing to do is to make sure that your stories are recent and newsworthy. Your editors will surely publish your articles if they think that it will capture the attention of your target audience. What I suggest is that you look for explosive stories that have direct impact on the lives of your readers.


2. Offer complete information. You don't want to leave your readers puzzled or with unanswered questions in their minds. So, I suggest that you dig deeper when doing your research. Talk to all the people who are involved in the story and if needed, ask for the opinion of the experts. It's important that you do not leave any stone unturned.


3. Talk about famous people. Your articles will surely attract more attention if you write stories about somebody who's always making the headlines.


4. Write clearly. Your articles will surely be ignored, no matter how explosive they maybe if they are very difficult to understand. Consider the level of comprehension of your readers when writing your articles. It's okay to use highfalutin words if you're serving businessmen. But if you're writing for tabloids and if your newspaper is being read by people from all walks of life, it will be best if you use lay man's terms to avoid causing confusion.

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