The Newsroom

Name: The Newsroom
SKU: 5735
Price: 35.00 NZD
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Author: Laura Williamson
ISBN: 9781927221129

A guide to writing for print and online media

By
Laura Williamson

News media is changing, and it is changing quickly. What remains constant is the set of skills a good journalist needs: thinking critically, asking good questions, editing thoroughly and, most importantly, writing well. The Newsroom guides students through the process of writing in four different styles for both print and the web: writing news articles, features, sports articles and reviews.

Ages: 13-15 | Pages: 60 | Code: 5735 | ISBN: 9781927221129

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Laura Williamson

Laura Williamson is a Canadian teacher and freelance writer who is currently based in New Zealand. She teaches English and history at the secondary school level, and initiated the media studies programme at Mount Aspiring College in Wanaka, New Zealand. Over the past 15 years, her articles, columns and reviews have appeared in newspapers, magazines and websites based in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

Contents
Introduction	4
Section 1: Exploring the news	5
What is news?	5
Newspapers then and now	6
It's a world-wide web	7
Fact vs opinion	8
Grammar guide	10
Section 2: Just the facts – news writing	12
What's the story?	12
Interviewing	13
The inverted pyramid	14
Style: Keep it simple!	15
Nothing but the truth	16
Write a news story!	17
Template: Writing news and sports articles	18
Grammar guide	19
Section 3: Getting creative – feature writing	21
Feature focused	21
What's it all about? Choosing a topic	22
Leading the way	22
Write a feature	24
Template: Writing feature articles	26
Grammar guide	27
Section 4: In your opinion – review writing	30
What do you think?	30
Writing a film review	31
Be a film critic	32
Template: Writing film reviews	33
Grammar guide	34
Section 5: Kicking goals – sports writing	38
Good sports writing 38 Action verbs	39
Be a sports reporter	40
Grammar guide	43
Section 6: Final touches – headlines, standfirsts and links	46
Hitting the headlines	46
Standfirsts	49
Making links	51
Grammar guide	52
Section 7: Getting published	54
Get printed	54
Writer's guidelines	54
Making contact	55
Glossary	56
Selected activity answers	58