How to Write News Stories, Headlines, and Image Captions
Over 5,300 words.
A great introduction to news writing, plus, a detailed look into the right way to write headlines and image captions.
Written by an author who himself worked as a professional journalist in Washington D.C. during the mid-90s.
These timeless principles explained here remain the same whether you work for a print publication or an online news site.
Learn the principles and various techniques of writing effective headlines and captions that would not only look and feel professional but also inform your readers the right way.
Also provided: examples of both bad and good headlines.
Table of Contents
How to Write a News Story
How to Write a Headline
Headline Writing Techniques
More Headlines – One Hit, One Miss
Bad Headlines
4-U Method for Power Headers in Direct Mail Copy
How to Write a Caption
ANSWERS TO EXERCISES