Quote of the Day


By Joe Campbell
November 3rd, 2007

"I played basketball and I’m skinny but the people I play with will tell you I don’t mind going down low and throwing elbows."

From ABC News last week. I just hope it's true.

Now this is a bit too good to be true:

Comments

Lupe Mcbroome · 2013-02-26

News writing doesn't have to be boring! If a writer can't learn to spice up the story with the right angle, readers will skip right past it - no matter how important the content.Writing an interesting news piece isn't hard. You just have to learn how to approach it in a more interesting manner. Readers need to know what happened at last night's school board meeting, but is it necessary to bore them with a basic rundown of the agenda? Of course not! Even at the most mundane meeting, a good writer can find a unique angle or twist to highlight some aspect of what's being discussed. Just stay away from sensationalizing and editorializing in order to create a story. It may seem that that's what sells these days, but a true news journalist should always strive to get the story - the real story - and present it in a fair and factual manner. .

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