What are some good newspaper ideas?

Some great topics to write on are:

  • New governmental policies.
  • Trending stories – stories that polarize people, cause social upheaval, or that most people are following.
  • Social issues (parenting, divorce, dating, religion, marriage, diversity, racism, etc).
  • School policy and rules.
  • School curriculum.

What should I write a newspaper article about?

Newspaper articles should:

  1. Include facts.
  2. Have a short, snappy and informative headline.
  3. Provide a summary at the start explaining what happened (but not giving everything away!).
  4. Use paragraphs to help the reader clearly understand the information.
  5. Provide quotes to show people’s opinions about the event.

How do you write a newspaper article in a story?

How to Write a News Story

  1. Choose a recent, newsworthy event or topic.
  2. Conduct timely, in-person interviews with witnesses.
  3. Establish the “Four Main Ws”
  4. Construct your piece.
  5. Insert quotations.
  6. Research additional facts and figures.
  7. Read your article out loud before publication.

How do you write a news story example?

Newspaper Article Outline

  1. Article outline.
  2. I. Lead sentence. Grab and hook your reader right away.
  3. II. Introduction. Which facts and figures will ground your story?
  4. III. Opening quotation.
  5. IV. Main body.
  6. V. Closing quotation.
  7. VI. Conclusion (optional—the closing quote may do the job)

What should I write for my school newspaper?

High School Newspaper Story Ideas

  1. Modern day heroes.
  2. Unusual pets.
  3. Unusual jobs (or students who meet famous people as a result of their part-time job)
  4. Making a comeback—students or faculty who have overcome incredible odds.
  5. The rescue team—librarians who save your necks during research paper time.

What makes a good news story?

A good news story is one that has all the facts. We also add it has the faces and also has the voices. So a good news story has the facts, the faces, and the voices. I think it should be very informative, so that people can learn and obtain very useful information.

How do I get my story on the news?

  1. Write Your Press Release. The most critical piece of any press release is the angle.
  2. Find Local Media Outlets.
  3. Identify the Right Local Media Contacts.
  4. Craft Your Email Query (aka Pitch)
  5. Pitch Your News Story by Email & Follow Up.
  6. Respond to Journalists.
  7. Cultivate Relationships With Local Press Contacts.

How do you write a school newspaper?

Writing Articles for the School Newspaper

  1. The first paragraph.
  2. Who, what, where, when, and, maybe, why, and how.
  3. Make the story interesting.
  4. Use clean, crisp English. News writing should be short and to the point. News stories deliver the facts quickly.
  5. Add pictures.
  6. Be accurate.
  7. Be fair.
  8. Spell Check.

What is a newspaper example?

Examples include The Sun, The National Enquirer, The Star Magazine, New York Post, the Chicago Sun-Times, and The Globe.

Where can I find story ideas?

You can get compelling plot ideas by reading the news or historical texts or watching documentaries. You can also use an existing nonfiction book to inspire a fictional novel, short story, or script. Thinking more broadly, you can source inspiration from a podcast, a poem, or even a self-help book.