Thinking like a journalist to bring your posts to life
Thinking like a journalist to bring your posts to life
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Bond, James BondBig engaging openingExplain what Bonds mission
isIntroduce villain and girlCar chases and explosionsFinal
fightBond, James BondBig engaging opening - HOOKExplain what Bonds
mission is - ANGLEIntroduce villain and girl - NARRATIVECar chases
and explosions - COLOURFinal fight - RESOLUTION
Finding the angle
Heres one I prepared earlierThe Prime Minister, Joe Bloggs, has
announced changes to strengthen the countrys education system.The
changes will ensure parity across the sector and standardise
institutions.Total funds available to the university sector will
increase by 5 per cent over the next five years.This will come from
a mixture of government funding and a 20 per cent increase in
tuition fees.Im confident this will make our universities world
class, Prime Minister Bloggs says.
Head to this website:http://bit.ly/1oWDpRvFinding the tone
Remember that earlier story?The Prime Minister has announced a
20 per cent increase in the fees university students will have to
pay for courses starting from next year.
Remember that earlier story?The Prime Minister has announced a
20 per cent increase in the fees university students will have to
pay for courses starting from next year.
Bad news if youre heading to university the PM says hes going to
be putting up the fees from next year and its gonna cost you about
20 per cent more.
Finding the hook
Have a listen to this
Summerland
Travel + Leisure, August 2012The Piper Cub buzzes back into
view, flying just 200 feet over the waves, its red-lettered banner
unfurled behind. All afternoon its been crisscrossing the cloudless
sky. Every day, the same plane, same offer: KENS MAINE CLAMBAKE
$19.95. When I first started coming here, the price was $8.99. Back
then I could read it without my glasses.Tea and kidnapping
The Atlantic, October 2012My host, the 37-year-old Bedouin
tribal leader Sheikh Ahmed Hashem, had served me so many glasses of
sweet tea that I had lost count. It was a hot afternoon in early
July, and we were sitting on the floor of his compound in Wadi
Feiran, a remote village deep within Egypts Sinai Peninsula. A
single electrical cable connects the settlements squat cement
houses; a single road runs through the surrounding mountains to the
outside world. Everything felt unhurried, including Hashems
explanation, via a translator, of his peoples complaints against
the Egyptian government. But when I asked why the local Bedouin had
started kidnapping tourists, he was quick to correct me: It isnt
kidnapping. It is a tourist safari.Finding the narrative
Remember that earlier story?The Prime Minister has announced a
20 per cent increase in the fees university students will have to
pay for courses starting from next year.
Finding the colour
Summerland
Travel + Leisure, August 2012Our first walk of the season down
that patha barefoot trudge weighed down by sloshing coolers and
salt-scarred beach chairsmay be the happiest moment of my year.
That it requires a bit of effort and patience only adds to the
drama. The tallgrass feels like some magical green barrier that
must be breached, while the slight incline of the dune means you
can hear and smell the ocean before you actually see it.Tea and
kidnapping
The Atlantic, October 2012When I had finished my own tea, Hashem
agreed to take me to the area where Esperanza and Supe had been
held. We got in his truck and drove for about an hour before
parking along a stretch of sand at the base of the mountains. Once
brush was gathered for a fire and water was set to boil, we sat
down on the ground, and Hashem introduced me to Attwa.What to do
beforeResearchThink of possible anglesArrange to speak to
peoplePlan some colourHow to finishWith a questionWith a codaWith a
resolutionWith a preview
(Thats a coda!)
