How Do You Write High School News Articles?
News articles are the foundation of Journalism. News articles function to keep the readers informed. While there is no rule against interesting and well-written news articles (in fact, they are very much encouraged!), the focus of a news article is to present the information in a clear and accurate way so that the readers can quickly scan the article for the information they need. While news is only one of several beats typically featured in a student newspaper, it is the most important because it functions to keep your readers up to date on school-wide, local and national events. Decide on a topic. News articles are timely to the date of publication. If you plan on writing a news article for a monthly newspaper, you will need to take into consideration whether the topic will be relevant by the time you put your paper to bed (get it printed). To get ideas for stories, listen to your fellow students and find out what has them talking. Stay in tune with developments within your school an
