News Writing for Beginners

Thousands of articles are written everyday for newspapers, magazines and journals. Writing an article not only follows a distinct style, it can encompass all topics. The elements involved in writing an article create an easy understanding for the reader. The most important aspect of the article is to grab the reader's attention; the writer does this by using a quote, a shocking statement or allowing the reader to become a part of the article. Once the reader is hooked the writer can apply the elements which include, the five W's and an H which are who, what, where, when and how.…