ONE-ON-ONE (SHORT STORY)
Ogochukwu was feeling exasperated. Working with her project supervisor, whom she had considered herself lucky to be assigned to, had turned into a nightmare. The problem started right after the […]
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TYPES OF TITLES (For Stories and Articles)
Introduction: Titles of articles, or headlines as they are called in news media, come in different forms. Ability to choose from the various types prevents monotony and improves the chances […]
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HOW TO WRITE EXCELLENT TITLES
Introduction: Whenever you write a story or article, take special care in composing the title because it may be the deciding factor that draws many readers to it. An excellent […]
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING BOOK REVIEWS ON WORKS OF FICTION
Introduction: The first part of this series discussed the meaning of fiction and the elements that constitute it. The second part explained how valuable fiction is and how to write […]
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING EFFECTIVE FICTION
Introduction: Part 1 of this series explained the meaning of fiction and the components that it is crafted from. This second part of the series delves into what makes fiction […]
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ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP A STORY (A Focus on Fiction)
Introduction: This is the first of a three-part series on fictional writing. This segment explains what fiction is, its different forms and the components that a fictional story (like other […]
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NEWS WRITING SERIES #4: Rules For Writing News Stories
INTRODUCTION In the earlier segments of this series, we have examined the following topics: The Meaning of Journalism What is a News Story? Hard News and Soft News (Similarities and […]
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NEWS WRITING SERIES #3: Hard and Soft News (Similarities and Differences)
INTRODUCTION In the first two segments of this series, we dealt with the topics, “The Meaning of Journalism” and “What is a News Story?” Do read those segments before continuing […]
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NEWS WRITING SERIES #2: What Is A News Story?
INTRODUCTION In the first segment of this series, we discussed “The Meaning Of Journalism.” Click on the title to read that post if you haven’t done so before continuing with […]
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NEWS WRITING SERIES #1: The Meaning Of Journalism
INTRODUCTION News stories are the most common types of stories journalists write regardless of the class of media they work for – print, broadcast or web-based. Covering newsworthy events and […]
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BASICS OF NEWS REPORTING AND WRITING #3: How To Write The Lead And Body Of A News Story
INTRODUCTION In the first segment of this series, we briefly examined the most important criteria for determining news worthiness and tips for news gathering. In the second segment, we began […]
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BASICS OF NEWS REPORTING AND WRITING #2: How To Write A Headline
INTRODUCTION This is the second in our series on the Basics of News Reporting and Writing. Before proceeding with this segment, it is advisable that you go through the first […]
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BASICS OF NEWS REPORTING AND WRITING #1: Tips For News Gathering
INTRODUCTION This training series examines the basics or fundamentals of news reporting and writing. News is at the heart of journalism. It is the most important product provided by the […]
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GUIDELINES FOR ACADEMIC WRITING: Textbooks, Journal Articles, Seminar and Term Papers
Introduction:Different kinds of writing have different conventions. Informal writing is approached in a different manner from formal writing. This post focuses on academic or scholarly writing, which is part of […]
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How to Approach Timeliness in Feature Writing
What to bear in mind is that there are different types of features which allow different levels of timeliness.
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WHY I SEND STUDENTS TO READ POSTS ON MY BLOG
Someone just made my day. She dropped this comment under the pinned post on my Facebook page, Aunty Edith: “I’m beginning to love you, ma 🤭Aunty Edith! “I heard stories […]
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