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To write a news story, you’ll use many of the skills that help you write good personal essays; however, the two kinds of writing have important differences.
Your goals as a news writer are different, so what counts as “good writing” is also different.
News Story vs. English Essay
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Read Principles of American Journalism, Chapter 1.
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Respond to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics (in the appendix to Principles of American Journalism.)
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See the appendix in Principles of American Journalism.