7 most popular Easy Media stories of 2013
The year 2013 ends in a week from now. Like other years, it had its share of good and bad stories. Here are seven stories […]
News Writing
5 online mistakes that new writers must avoid
Who does not love his writing? The problem is that some love their writing more than others. They refuse to change, and continue to make […]
Why Kipling’s 6 honest men are important for news
In 1902, Rudyard Kipling published his book Just So Stories. The book had a short story The Elephant’s Child which ended with a poem. And […]
Top 7 definitions of news
What is news? There are scores of definitions that are used to answer this question. Here is a selection of the top seven: # 1. […]
7 online writing tips for beginners
The purists may like it or not but the web has certainly pioneered a simpler style of writing. It has also made writing more conversational, […]
5 attribution rules that every reporter should follow
Attribution is a key element of news writing. It can be defined as stating or identifying the information source. It helps your reader, listener or […]
When the Sachin chant drowned everything else
When you are a cub reporter you learn that news is relative to time and space. Less important stories are squeezed out of the front […]
How to convert Press Release into news report
The procedure to rewrite a press release is very much the same as that of writing a news report. The only difference is that the […]
Why print editors love sidebars
A sidebar is a newspaper term that is used to describe a related story placed next to the main story. Newspaper editors have long used […]