News Writing
Now that you’ve had some experience writing persuasive essays and editorial columns, we’re going to focus this approach even further by doing some journalistic news writing. In this case, you’ll be in charge of the topic, but the audience is going to be the readers of the Hawkeye and/or the Hawkeye’s website.
Assignment Details
Here are the specifics for the assignment and some additional helpful materials:
- Proposal Memo Form
- Story Approval Process
- Compare these two DRAFTS:
- SAMPLE 1: E9P3_ESSAY_Felber-Negash_computers_vs_booklets [News Story Written as a DRAFT Essay – Thanks to Mindy & ArinA!]
- SAMPLE 2: E9P3_SN_Felber-Negash_computers_vs_booklets [DRAFT Essay EDITED into a News Story – Thanks to Mindy & ArinA!]
- DeMiero’s Summary News & Lead ¶ Info
- Tips from outside experts –