How to build trust on Twitter
Twitter is like a news wire where millions of news flashes are published every day. The information is not vetted or verified by professional journalists. […]
Elements of a newspaper
# Anchor: A soft story used at the base of Page One. The headline of such a story is different to the headlines used for […]
How reporters should use Twitter to get news
Twitter has emerged as the best listening post on the net. It is a news vine, a great source for information for reporters. You too […]
How journalists decide news value
News is anything that is unusual; information that will interest a large number of people. For news to have value, it must be relevant to […]
5 characteristics of a good news report
Journalism is a craft, and needs to be learnt the hard way. To excel, you need to be a good craftsman. You should know how […]
5 reasons why TV coverage of Cyclone Phailin is disappointing
The build up is incredible. Every television channel is focusing on Cyclone Phailin. You are being repeatedly told that the danger posed by the storm […]
2 characteristics web journalism shares with news agencies
Web journalism is closer to news agency journalism than to print journalism. Both have instant deadlines, require constant updation and feed users across geographic locations […]
How to use punctuation marks in headlines
You cannot write a sentence without using a punctuation mark. The same is true of headlines which are skeletonised sentences. The punctuation marks perform two […]
How to write for search engines
You have two masters on the net. The first master is your reader. The second master is the search engine. Both are equally important. The […]