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Introduction . News Reporting and Writing Workshop (JMSC0002B) January 21, 2002. NewsWriting. A genre of Non-fiction writing Not a chronicle, not an essay, not a business letter. Attitude: A way of looking at things as potential material for a news story. You learn.

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  1. Introduction News Reporting and Writing Workshop (JMSC0002B) January 21, 2002

  2. NewsWriting • A genre of Non-fiction writing • Not a chronicle, not an essay, not a business letter. • Attitude: A way of looking at things as potential material for a news story.

  3. You learn • To find something to write • To write it clearly • To write it effectively.

  4. You can write • “Writing is talking to someone else on paper. If you can think clearly, you can put what you think and what you know into writing.” • William Zinsser

  5. Confidence • You must believe in yourself. • You can write only as well as you allow yourself to write.

  6. Revision • You are expected to write many drafts. • You learn by re-writing your own stories.

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