How do you write a newspaper article?

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The art of writing lies in leaving things out. A cumbersome language scares off the reader. You can find out here how to write a newspaper article that captivates the reader and encourages them to continue reading.

How to write a newspaper article - basic rules
How to write a newspaper article - basic rules © berlin-pics / Pixelio

What you need:

  • Pen
  • block
  • optional PC

How to Write a Newspaper Article - Here's How to Start

  1. Use a title that is the main message and support it with a suitable subtitle that summarizes the main message in a few words.
  2. A good start is essential: Start with a graphic introduction or a quote and name the person quoted by first and last name.
  3. Whenever you cite scientific results, you must always cite the source.
  4. Every newspaper article has to answer the so-called W-questions: Who? What? When? Where? Where? As? Why?
  5. The W-questions should be answered at the beginning of the newspaper article if possible. You have to expect that your newspaper article will be shortened by the editor, and will always be shortened from the back to the front so that the essentials are retained.
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Now you know how to start writing a newspaper article. However, you need further basic rules for your report.

How to write a newspaper article - basic rules

  1. Use active verbs, this makes the newspaper article livelier, for example "The perpetrator smashed the window" instead of "The window was smashed by the perpetrator".
  2. Just write: only use foreign words that most people know.
  3. Nesting sentences are taboo, they make reading and understanding difficult.
  4. Write from the reader's point of view: What does the reader want to know?
  5. Remain neutral: ratings or personal opinions have no place in a newspaper article.
  6. Avoid superlatives (for example mega) and tautologies such as "white mold".
  7. Negations should be clear and unambiguous. Better to use words like no, never, nobody.
  8. Dimensions (million, percent) and Counting up to 12 are advertised, Symbols (Euro signs) are taboo.
  9. Omit filler words, like actually, somehow, they make reading unnecessarily difficult.
  10. Avoid words that end in "ung", "keit" or "heit".
  11. State the date of the event, ie Friday, January 13th, not "yesterday".

Now you know the basic rules of how to write a newspaper article. The principle is the same for all types of newspaper articles.

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