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Chapter 7: Basics of Writing  – Broccoli and Chocolate: A Beginner’s Guide to Journalism News Writing

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The main goal of this textbook is to teach you how to write a hard news story effectively and accurately. We’ve introduced the tools of ethics, newsworthiness and interviews. Now it’s time to start building a story. Writing in a news style is difficult because it requires simplicity. You should write clear and simple sentences. Every word is important. Every sentence needs only one idea that tells the reader something new and important. The point of news writing is not to impress the reader with your vast vocabulary, but to provide information succinctly and creatively. If you waste words, you lose readers. Perhaps the most important part of any news story is something called the nut paragraph or nut graf. The nut graf is the nut or summary of the story. If the reader sees no other part of the story, the nut graf summarizes the story in general terms. The Poytner Institute is a nonprofit founded in 1975 that provides journalism training, information and courses. Its website features wr

Chapter 7: Basics of Writing – Broccoli and Chocolate: A Beginner’s Guide to Journalism News Writing Skip to content Top of the News Story The main goal of this textbook is to teach you how to write a hard news story effectively and accurately. We’ve introduced the tools of ethics, newsworthiness and interviews. Now it’s time to start building a story. Writing in a news style is difficult because it requires simplicity. You should write clear and simple sentences. Every word is important. Every sentence needs only one idea that tells the reader something new and important. Th

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