News Angling in Depth Story Writing
News Angling in Depth Story Writing
News Angling in Depth Story Writing
• Actual coverage
• Interview
• Research
Writing
The Angle
• Review
• Revise
• Rewrite
Tips
• KISS.
• Use the active voice.
• Verify your data.
• Focus
• Revise and sharpen.
Practical tips…
• Avoid too many details in the lead paragraph.
• Numbers 1-9 ar espelled out, 10 and higher – write in
numerics.
• Grade school – PUPILS ; High School and College –
• STUDENTS
• Avoid repeating the same word in the same paragraph.
• Leads must be, at the maximum, 35 words long.
More tips…
• Understand the event first. Then write.
• Write when you know what you want to say.
• Keep your eye on the lead.
• Be coherent. Paragraphs must flow.
• Always assume that your reader is a first time
reader so provide definitions if there are any
needed.
• Avoid judgments and inferences. Let the facts talk.
Practical tips…