ForMAT MATters
This formatting style should be used in Jounalism
APA formatting
You always need to do this at the very end of your article. How did you learn this? Where did it come from?
Cite your sources
The first paragraph of a piece. It answers the 5Ws
The lede !
News articles are typically written in this shapely order
Inverted Pyramid
Focus, Organization, Restate, and Kiss-Off!
FORK method of writing
This mini-headline or text that is found under the main headline to give further insight or support for the headline. Goes under the heading or Byline.
Sub Heading
300-600 words should do it
How long an article should be
telling your readers where the information in your story comes from, as well as who is being quoted
Attribution
Name of the line indicating the author and date of a feature article
the byline
summary of a person’s words given instead of a direct quote for greater understanding by the audience is called
Paraphrase/ing
This process/method follows this order:
Idea, Source, Organize, Draft, Revise
The Fry Process
This section provides the context for the subject of the story, and tell the reader why he/she should care or why the story matters
Nut Graf