News Writing
Date
2006
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SAGE Publications Inc.
Abstract
Description
The final stage of the journalistic process, the only one the audience encounters
directly, is the words. They may be printed, spoken, or placed on a computer
screen, but first they have to be prepared, and that usually means written. If they
are boring, they will bore. If they are incomprehensible, they will not be understood.
If they are clumsy, or illiterate, or ungrammatical, or inappropriate, they
will annoy. No matter how good the reporting, how dramatic the revelation,
how brave, despicable, corrupt, extraordinary or inspirational the events
described, if the writing does not engage the audience all that came before it is
wasted.
Keywords
The news story, The inverted pyramid, Writing