Annexure II
At A Glance
Tips for Budding Journalists
- Be a one man army for your media organization.
- You should remember the basics of Journalism and have the ability to write a story for all mediums.
- Remember, news should have news value and it should be newsworthy.
- It should be beneficial to a larger section of society. It should be comprehensive and proportional as well as interesting and relevant.
- Be accurate, clear, objective and balanced while writing a story
- Have a nose for news, establish contacts, protect sources, be sceptical and confident
- Reporter should be able to write a good lead, find a good angle to the story.
- Keep leads short. The first paragraph should usually be 30–35 words.
- Vary your sentence lengths. Stories become dull ...
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