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Journalism I Final Exam Writing Review . Headlines, News Writing, and Editorials. Headline Writing Rules. Use specific phrasing—choose your words carefully Each must contain a subject and a verb Emphasis should be on ACTION verbs No articles— a , an or the Use a comma to replace and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Journalism I Final Exam Writing Review

Headlines, News Writing, and EditorialsJournalism I Final Exam Writing Review Headline Writing RulesUse specific phrasingchoose your words carefullyEach must contain a subject and a verbEmphasis should be on ACTION verbsNo articlesa, an or theUse a comma to replace andUse present or future tenseAvoid bad splitssubject and verb, adjective and noun, adverb and verb, parts of a verb, prepositional phrasesDont repeat wordsAvoid names (unless well known) and weird abbreviations

News WritingUse the inverted pyramidmost important to least important. DO NOT write news stories in chronological order!Leads should include the 5 Wspossibly the Hdont use creativity. Get straight to the point!Avoid editorializingNO OPINION!Use AP styleAttribute and identify sources properlyOmit extraneous informationUse tight writing with active verbs

Editorials Intro presents the problem and the staffs stanceLead/intro grabs readers attentionStaff stance is supported with evidenceAvoid direct quotes unless absolutely necessaryPresent other viewpoints in addition to staff viewpointsSolution(s) is provided when necessaryConclusion recaps staffs position and includes call to action when appropriateTone is fair and matureAvoid preachiness