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Report Writing for a Newspaper Article
If you want to write a newspaper article then there are a few ways to make your writing stand out as a good report:
- Think of your audience and write for them.
- Use the 3rd person. Write, "When Mr. Smith was asked, he said" rather than "I asked my teacher".
- Use pronouns where possible instead of repeating people's names.
- Choose powerful verbs that catch the reader's attention "Susan raced into the lead" is much better than "Susan ran fast".
- Keep the report to the point. Don't get sidetracked including something that is not necessary.
- Do not over-describe in a report - leave descriptive writing for stories and poetry. Readers want the facts in a report, and nothing more.
- Try to avoid using "said" too often. "Answered", "replied" and "commented" are much better and avoid repetition.
- Use paragraphs to divide your report into sections.
- Make subheadings between paragraphs that are appropriate to the text that follows.
- Do not think about your headline until you have completed your report - you will find you are able to think of eye-catching headlines much more easily if you already have written the report and know exactly what has been said.