Use Microsoft Word to improve writing in 2 easy steps
Most of you use Microsoft Word to do a spell check and grammar check. How many of you use it to do a readability test? […]
Journalism
How to keep readers on your web page
Do you know the average time a reader spends on a web page? Less than a minute. If this is so, then how do you […]
Headlines that search engines ignore
Comma is fine, and so is hyphen in headlines. Maybe you can use the question mark, the exclamation mark and the percentage symbol. But after […]
Why newspapers use two dates
Have you noticed that the date mentioned as the publication date in newspapers is different to the date mentioned in the news reports? If not, […]
How to set up a news interview
The best way to set up a news interview is to call the subject. There are some subjects who happily agree to be interviewed. But […]
8 simple tips to write powerful web stories
Web writing is different to print writing. To make sure that your Internet stories are read, you should keep the following eight rules in mind: […]
3 dangers of news beats and how to handle them
The news beats system has several advantages but it can also become counterproductive if it is not properly monitored. The three dangers of a beat […]
6 more useful interview tips
An interview should not be taken for granted. The reporter must understand that he has to be well prepared if he wants substantial answers. Here […]
5 easy ways to improve your news writing
Often news writers pack sentences with ideas and words making them long, and unwieldy. Here are five ways to improve your news writing skills. 1. […]