JOUR 311 Chapter Notes - Fall 2018 Chapter 3 - Parenting (magazine)
19 Sep 2018
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Summarize your story idea in a single sentence. U(cid:373)(cid:373)a(cid:396)izi(cid:374)g a sto(cid:396)(cid:455)"s (cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)al idea in a single sentence is a time-tested principle of writing. It"s also a time-tested principle for creating a strong angle. A true theme is a clear, coherent sentence that expresses a single piece of irreducible meaning. Without that sentence, an article has no unifying theme, focus or compelling message. The more frequently magazines and newspapers cover a given topic, the sharper and fresher the angle must be. A focused angle has unity, concreteness, and action. Unity means everything hangs together around a central idea. This central idea creates an organizing principle to help you determine whom you interview, what to look for in your research, what facts to include and what facts to omit. If you have a sharply focused angle before you begin, you will save dozens of hours in fruitless research that leads you down the wrong path.
