25.4.11

Hard News Notes

Hard news -Around 600 words
Starts with a lead: who, what, where, when, why, how. Summarize story in one/two sentences.
Writing: clear, uncluttered. Give the information that the reader needs.
Allows for editing space, written in inverted pyramid.

Soft news - anything that's not time sensitive.
Feature story - about twice as long, explores an issue, more narrative style.
Editorial - a person's opinion, persuasive.

Story - Japanese crisis spurs student response at Eastview.

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