LibGuides: Professor Pachter's News Writing for Mass Media Lib Guide with Instruction: Unit 2 Types of Stories

Writing for Radio or Broadcast News

Writing News for Broadcast
Allman, Rob. "Newsroom Tips." CBN News. 13 Dec 2015. Web. 20 Dec 2016.

Writing Feature Stories

Writing a Feature Story
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James-Enger, Kelly. "Telling A Real Story: How To Find, Sell, Research And Write True-Life Articles." Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.) 122.11 (2009): 26-27. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.
Find the Story
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HALLMAN JR., TOM. "Slow Down And Find The Story Worth Telling." Quill 104.5 (2016): 9-18. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.
Going the Distance
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Franklin, Jon. "Going the distance." Washington Journalism Review 15.1 (1993): 21+. Academic OneFile. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.

Writing an Obituary

How to Write an Obituary
Read, Katy. "How to Write an Obituary." Star Tribune. 16 Jan 2014. Web. 20 Dec 2016.
Writing Your Own Obituary
Braswell, Sean. "Are You Ready To Write Your Own Obituary?" USA TODAY. 15 Feb 2015. Web. 20 Dec 2016.

Writing Editorials

Writing an Op-Ed
On Campus | Off Campus
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Kozaczek, Les. "How To Write A Better Op-Ed." Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.) 108.4 (1995): 13. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.
Writing Opinion Articles
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Dager, Wendy. "Writing Newspaper Opinion Articles." Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.) 112.3 (1999): 19. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.

Beyond News

Writing About Travel
Bowes, Gemma. "Tips for Travel Writing." The Guardian, 23 Sept 2011.
Writing About Food
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Weinberg, Steve. "Recipe for Success: Aspiring Food Writes Should Mix Together a Passion for Food and Relentless Curiosity, Then Season with Savvy Market Research." Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.), vol. 119, no. 2, Feb. 2006, pp. 52-54.
Writing a Movie Review (p. 2-6 ONLY)
"Planning to Write a Movie Review." BBC, n.d.
Writing a Book Review
Battistella, Edwin. "How to Write a Compelling Book Review." Oxford University Press Blogs, 11 Aug 2015.
Writing a TV Show Review
Holmes, Linda. "Television 2015: Some Writing About Writing about TV." National Public Radio Monkey See, 28 Aug 2015.
Writing a Game Review
Meunier, N. "Shop Talk: How to Write Better Game Reviews." Youtube, 12 Nov 2013.