NEWS!
All news articles start with this sentence
The "Kicker"
News articles are generally this many words long
300-500
This part of the article explains the "So, what?" of an article
End of the article, exploratory or the bottom of the hourglass
Your first sentence answers these four things in a news article
Who, What, When, Where
Every news article MUST have this, whether it be done in-person or online.
An interview
This part of the news article answers the how and why of a topic.
Explanatory/middle of the hourglass
Numbers this and below must be written out
Nine
Bryan Wu
The structure of a news article is like this object
An hourglass
When discussing a day, I should abbreviate months but not these!
Weekdays
News articles are these three things
Timely, Informative, Unopinionated
FINAL JEOPARDY! Bet the amount of points you'd like to wager with your team.
Everyone write your craziest "kicker" using events from your own life. Then, decide with your group which you'd like to submit. I'll give you points based on how crazy it is!