How Do You Write Newspaper Articles & Cite References?
You’ve collected your references, you’ve done your interviews and now you’re ready to write. Putting your article on paper is easy enough, but making it readable can be a little tricky. However once you learn a few tips of the trade, your article will be ready for the front page. Create an introductory sentence (or “lead”) that gives the basic idea of the article. Spend the next few sentences fleshing out the lead. Remember that you have to answer the following questions: What happened? Who was involved? Where did it happen? When did it happen? Why did it happen (if possible)? How did it happen? Be fair, impartial and to-the-point when writing your article. Look over your references and interview notes and find a way to relate those ideas to the public in a neutral way. Make sure you find sources that can tell both sides of the story. Put the most important information at the beginning of the article, then place the additional information in order of descending relevance. This is commo
