How Do You Write An International News Wire Story?
Writing a news story for a foreign audience is not easy. You are presenting information in a way that will make someone who does not live in the country understand what is going on and want to keep reading. It becomes even more challenging when you are writing for an global news wire, which requires information to be published in record-time. Here are some tips on how to write an international news wire story. Identify news that someone abroad would be interested in reading. This can include the unusual — anything to do with children, animals or sex usually grabs people’s attention — or the shocking, such as terrorist attacks, any event that causes many deaths, a major political shift or a heated national election. Put out a stand-alone headline if the news is particularly riveting and you think it is interesting enough to warrant a news channel in a country abroad to stop their regular programming and report on it. For instance — a terrorist bombing or a deadly natural disaster, su
