Journalism Skills: Improving your news & features intros

Course Code: JO-IYN      Days: 1
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16/07/08 London (Central) £ 380
22/10/08 London (Central) £ 380
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Audience

Anyone who wants to write more arresting news and feature intros..

Not for:

Those who always write winning intros.

Course Outline

The importance of intros in making the reader want to know more.

Includes

  • How to get started
  • News: the inverted pyramid and other structures
  • Some key guidelines to follow
  • Soft news: when to use this style of intro and how to write it
  • Features: why these intros have to be even better than a news start
  • Using questions and quotes
  • Other styles to enhance your writing


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