Types of Journalistic Writing
Today we began describing the 5 basic types of journalistic writing: news, opinion, feature, column, review. The question of the day is, what makes each type what they are. For instance, what’s the criteria of a news story? How is that different than the criteria for an opinion story? Here are some things to think about:
- what are the typical subjects?
- what’s their purpose? (inform, entertain, explain, persuade)
- what person are they written in? (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
- do writers state their own opinion in the story?
- do they directly quote people in their stories?
- how long are they?
For homework this weekend, finish the recommended reading book.
