Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Hard News Notes

Hard News Notes

1) Around 600 words2) Starts with a summary of the lead (the who what when where why and how)
3) Soft news is anything that is not time sensitive
4) A feature story is normally twice is long as a hard news story 5) The 5 "W's" should be in the first five sentences of your story6) A lead is normally your words not other people's
7.) Make sure you convey the emotion of the story as well as the senses in the story, you are the eyes and ears so bring the reader into the story

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