Learn the fundamentals of news writing and how to write to the industry standard.

This course is a step-by-step guide on how to write direct, effective and coherent news stories. For those interested in journalism, this class will equip you with an essential skill. While for those interested in developing their writing ability, you will find that this course will strengthen your writing through insight into how industry standard news stories are constructed. The ability to write directly and efficiently is not just applicable to the world of journalism, but across many professional fields.

The fundamental elements of news writing will be covered in this course; from headlines and intros, to how to incorporate quotations and structure your work. This course features examples throughout in order to help students understand the core concepts of news writing.

Course Overview:

Essential English - A breakdown of the essential principles of the English language that serve to strengthen our writing.

Writing Headlines - Insight into how to best construct an effective headline in order to grab the attention of as many readers as possible.

Writing Intros - An in depth dive into how to write news intros; the most important element of your news stories.

Using Quotation - An overview of how to incorporate quotations into your writing in order to breathe life into your stories and provide validity to your work.

Structure - A guide on how to bring together all the elements of a news story into a coherent piece of writing.

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