JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Jury Trial, Auxiliary Verb, Jargon
8 Sep 2020
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To convey information clearly, correctly, and concisely. There is no literary license to invent parts of the story. Clear, simple writing: straight news reporting stresses the clear, correct and concise statement of facts. People reading the news don"t want things with multiple meanings or confuse the facts. They want the facts clearly and quickly. Keep most paragraphs one or two sentences long. Make a quotation that forms a complete sentence its own paragraph. Make the quote start a new sentence. Keep sentences an average of 16 words long. Make sure your lede is short and uncomplicated. Vary sentence lengths and patterns to provide pacing and avoid monotony to what you write. Eliminating redundant or irrelevant words, phrases, clauses and sentences. Short, simple, common words are best for journalism. Explain difficult or technical terms if you need to use them. Use adjectives and adverbs only when they are essential. Get rid of all helping verb forms.
