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1) Find a newsworthy topic readers care about

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1) Find a newsworthy topic readers care about

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Look for recent happenings at school, upcoming events, issues affecting students, or profiles on interesting people in your community.

Choose a topic your classmates will be excited to read about. Aim for something that informs what they don't already know.

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Do research and in-person interviews to uncover key facts, details, quotes, and background info. Attend events; take pictures. Record EVERYTHING— take detailed notes.

NEVER assume and always report what is said, seen or done.

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Organize your key facts, details, quotes, and background information. Your story should have most of the 5W and 1H.

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Use the notes you gathered. Make sure to fact-check the information again for accuracy and spellings for correctness. Organize your article into clear and concise paragraphs that convey your message effectively.

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It is important to edit and confirm all the information provided. Cross-check your sources and confirm the spelling of all names. Check your article for accuracy and ensure that it meets all guidelines and expectations. Finally, submit your article to your instructor.

Repeat steps 2 - 4 as necessary.

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Good stories give insight into what the public doesn't know.

Good angles make your story shine.

Get opinions on all sides of a story.

Leave your opinion out of stories.

Never assume intent or motivations.

You are an observer writing. You are not a participant.

Unless you ask, you don't know.

Speculate everything. Not every said represents the truth. Ask follow-ups. Challenge your interviewee.

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Make up quotes.

Assume peoples' intentions and motivations.

Sit and stare at your interviewee; exhaustive notes should always be taken.

Presume the unseen. If you have not seen it done or asked about it, then you don't know it's true!

Take everything seen at face value. People lie.

Write in the first person; you are a bystander - not a participant.

Let interviews drop flat. Always ask follow-up questions. YOUR JOB IS TO ENTICE CONVERSATION.

Include your opinion in a paper. Keep it out. I don't care what you think. I want to know what your interviewees think.