Newspaper Articles: Learn How To Nail Them!
There is nothing better than doing something knowing how to rock it, that's why you are going to learn how to become the ultimate journalist, having in mind not only the content but also the way you do it, as you would not take serious any article which has been written in comic sans, for example.
Let's start from the very beginning: decide what to write about! First of all, you must know what topic would you be talking about and, when you have chosen it, you must become an expert, in that way, you will be able explain and tell something you have to understand everything about it.
Once you have decided what to write about, try to write it down as clear as possible, your reader will appreciate it. Write at the beginning a little summary to introduce the rest. Then, tell the main idea and develop it further. Finally, close it up with the main idea of your paper.
Up till now, you have done most of the work, but the content is not everything, the shape is of great importance as reaching your audience is firstly done with an eye-catching appearance, and to do so, you need a catchy title and the right format. The title must be bold, at least twice bigger than the size of the content of the article, and, something many people do not realize, every first letter of every word has to be Capital. Remember that you can also have a subheading which size will be a bit bigger than the article but smaller than the one of the title, nonetheless, also in bold.
Now that you have rocked with such a brilliant heading and subheading, therefore, it is time to pay attention to the rest of it. Try to use the same letter fonts for the whole text, bear in mind that it is an article, do it right or it will not be taken seriously, the most used ones are Times New Roman and Arial. Space is also important, let some space on the borders, otherwise it might look quite overwhelming.
You are nearly done with your article. Do not forget to revise your writing looking for possible mistaken or overused words, those you should replace for synonyms and do put some linking words, give some soherence to it. Now you are done, congratulations!
So, remember: choose the topic, investigate about it, write it clear and organized with an eye-catching title and a serious font (also a subheading if you want to), revise it all to make sure that it is just perfect and show it off to the rest of the world.
Once you have decided what to write about, try to write it down as clear as possible, your reader will appreciate it. Write at the beginning a little summary to introduce the rest. Then, tell the main idea and develop it further. Finally, close it up with the main idea of your paper.
Up till now, you have done most of the work, but the content is not everything, the shape is of great importance as reaching your audience is firstly done with an eye-catching appearance, and to do so, you need a catchy title and the right format. The title must be bold, at least twice bigger than the size of the content of the article, and, something many people do not realize, every first letter of every word has to be Capital. Remember that you can also have a subheading which size will be a bit bigger than the article but smaller than the one of the title, nonetheless, also in bold.
Now that you have rocked with such a brilliant heading and subheading, therefore, it is time to pay attention to the rest of it. Try to use the same letter fonts for the whole text, bear in mind that it is an article, do it right or it will not be taken seriously, the most used ones are Times New Roman and Arial. Space is also important, let some space on the borders, otherwise it might look quite overwhelming.
You are nearly done with your article. Do not forget to revise your writing looking for possible mistaken or overused words, those you should replace for synonyms and do put some linking words, give some soherence to it. Now you are done, congratulations!
So, remember: choose the topic, investigate about it, write it clear and organized with an eye-catching title and a serious font (also a subheading if you want to), revise it all to make sure that it is just perfect and show it off to the rest of the world.
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