The Essentials of News Writing

Iwe unonyora sei nyaya nenyaya? Mashoko ekunyora anotevera chikonzero chekutanga; pane zvinhu zvinokosha nyaya yese inhau inotevera. Kunyange zvazvo michina yakasiyana inogona kukanganisa zvakadzama zvichienderana nemhando yenyaya - nyaya inogona kutarisa uye inonzwika zvakasiyana nedzimwe nhau dzakaoma imwe - nhau dzose dzinotemwa kubva kune imwechete. Chinhu chekutanga chekunyora kwemashoko ndechokuti, zvechokwadi, kutumira nyaya.

The 5 W's

Vanhu vazhinji vakanzwa nezvema 5 W, kunyange vasina kumbobvira vatora bhuku rezvenhau.

IW's in question, sezvaunenge uchiziva, inoreva kuti Ndiani, Chii, Nini, Kupi uye nei iyo nyaya yose inofanira kutarisana. Zvichienderana nezvinoitika nyaya yacho, sei uye paunopindura ma W's angachinja. Kana, semuenzaniso, uri kutaurira pamotokari-nekupfura muguta, iwe unotanga kutanga nekupara kwemhosva (ndeipi mumugwagwa kana nzvimbo yeguta kune pepanhau remukati) uye ndiani aibatanidzwa (kana iwe usina ' Tine mazita kana vanhu vagara vagari vemo, iwe unogona kutaura nezvekubatana kwepamusoro kana, iwe, munhu akakurudzirwa uye anofungidzirwa kuti anenge aita zvakaipa anenge ari nhengo dzechikwata).

Kuenzanisira kuti chii chinyorwa kupa muverengi, uye rini, chinhu chikuru pakuvaka nyaya. Mhinduro yacho, hongu, inobva pane zvinoitika. Kana uri kushanda panhau iri pamusoro, uye kuuraya kunoitika kune imwe yerwonzi yemhosva dzakadaro, iyo inogona kuva iyo pfungwa yaunotanga nyaya yacho.

Kana, kunyange zvakadaro, nhau iri pamusoro apa yakatenderera kune mumwe munhu wekunyorera achipfutirwa, izvo zvingava izvo iwe unotanga chikamu chako.

(Nhau pamusoro pezita rinozivikanwa riri kupfurwa inhau yakasiyana zvikuru kune imwe yega yega.Iyo yekupedzisira inogona kutaura zvakanyanya kuenderera mberi nechisimba chemukati apo iyo yekare iyo nyaya munyaya yacho-X munhu akaurayiwa uye hezvino izvo X munhu aizivikanwa nokuda.)

Kugadzira a Lede

Chirevo, icho chinyorwa chinyorwa chinyorwa mumutsetse wekutanga kana mbiri yenyaya (kureva kutungamirira), chikamu chinonyanya kukosha chekuita.

Iwe unofanirwa kuvhara vaverengi nemakumbo ako uye, pane dzimwe nguva (sezvakakurukurwa pamusoro), tora zvinyorwa zvinokosha zvezvenhau yako. Iwe unoda kutora muverengi mukati uchimuudza kuti sei nyaya yacho inokosha.

Kufanana nemhando dzose dzekunyora, hapana mutemo wakaoma uye wakatsvaga pamusoro pezvinoita kuti zvive zvakanaka. Maitiro akanaka anochinja zvichienderana nenyaya yauri kunyora. Imwe yenzira dzakanakisisa dzekuzivana nezvinodiwa zvakanaka ndeyokuverenga. Verenga majenya ezvinyorwa zvakasiyana. Verenga breaking news stories. Verenga zvinhu. Verenga maitiro.

Mhando dzakasiyana-siyana asi, iwe uchatanga kuona maitiro uye, zvinonyanya kukosha, marudzi api aunofarira uye anonzwa anoshanda. Iwe unogona kuwana zvinyorwa zvakawanda kubva muchikoro ichi kubva kuYunivhesiti yeA Arkansas paredes, asi ini ndinokurondedzera kuitevera nekuverenga kwakawanda.

Kuwana Nutgraf Yako

A nutgraf, rimwe sarudzo slang term, ndiko kupfupisa kwezvakaitika nyaya yacho. A nutgraf (yakanyorwawo se " nut graf ") inogona kuva mutsara kana ndima uye, dzimwe nguva, inogonawo kuva yako. Nutgrafs inokosha zvikuru.

Vamwe vangave vachipikisa kuti ndiyo mwoyo wenyaya nokuti inotaurira kuti sei nyaya yacho inokosha. A nutgraf inoda kutarisa kuti sei nyaya yacho iri kunyorwa, kana chidimbu chacho chiri pamusoro pechinhu chakafanana nekuurayiwa kwambotaurwa, kana chimiro chechirumbira chakakurumbira.

Kufanana nemasara, nutgrafs anosiyana-siyana kubva munyaya kusvika munyaya. Nutgrafs inogonawo kuva yakaoma kuti ione kupfuura yedes so exercise rakanaka kuti uverenge mijenya yakasiyana-siyana uye edza kuwana michero. (Kana iwe ukaita izvi kunze kwekugadzirisa chikoro, zvingava pfungwa yakanaka kuwana mumwe munhu anokwanisa kuenda pane zvawakagamuchira newe.)

Nzira Yakaitwa Sei Inopinda Mukutamba

Zvinhu zvinyorwa zvakataurwa pamusoro apa zvinoshanda zvakananga kune nyaya dzose asi, zvakajeka, kune yako yakawanda nyaya nhau. Izvozvo zvakati nyaya dzose dzakasara uye nutgrafs, zvisinei kuti chii chavari kana kuti munozviwana kupi. Zvinhu izvi zvinoshandiswa zvakasiyana, uye kazhinji zvisingatauriki, murefu-fomu journalism uye nhau dzenyaya, asi vachiripo. Zvose (dzakanaka) nhau dzine ruzha uye nutgraf.

Ndakataura pane imwe nzvimbo panzvimbo ino kuti nzira yakanakisisa yekuva munyori ari nani ndekuverenga zvakawanda.

Ndakatora zano iri uye ini ndinoziva vamwe vakaripa. Imwe yenzira dzakanakisisa dzekuona kuti zvinyorwa zvipi zvinyorwa zvekunyora zvinogona kushandiswa kune nyaya dzakasiyana-siyana ndeyekuverenga, kudzokera kumashure, zvitatu zvakasiyana zvakasiyana. Pamusana pekuita izvi, ndinopa kuverenga nyaya inotungamirira mune imwe mapepa makuru.

Peji yepamberi pepepa (iri mumutauro uye muzvinyorwa) inopa hurukuro nhau dzezuva uye ipapo uchawana zvakananga, zvakaoma nhau. Inogona kunge iri musha, inogona kunge iri mhiri kwenyika. Zvadaro shandisai chikamu chikamu chepepa. Tarisa Hurukuro yeChiveshi yeThe Times kana kuti, ichiti, sangano reWashington & Living reWashington , uye verenga kuongorororwa, uye imwezve nyaya yemamiriro.

Zvadaro verenga chimwe chikamu chemazuva ekupedzisira journalism mumagazini yakadai seThe New Yorker kana Esquire . ( MuNew Yorker inenge imwe nyaya imwe neimwe, chengetedza mazano uye zvidimbu zveKutaurirana kweMaguta, muenzaniso wekugara kwemazuva journalism.) Zvino funga nezvekusiyana kwakaita chidimbu chimwe nechimwe. Tsvaga muchero mumufananidzo mumwe woga uye teerera kuti yakawanda yakasvibirira yakasiyana sei. Cherechedza kuti dzimwe nhau dzine nutgrafs dzinowanikwa pasi pepamusoro, uye dzimwe dzinotanga ne nut graf.

Cherechedza kuti muchero wemuti unooneka zvakajeka sei mumashoko ehau kupfuura mune zvinyorwa kana mumagazini nyaya. Zvose izvi nyaya dzinotsigira pane zvinyorwa zvekunyora kwemashoko asi zviite nenzira dzakasiyana. Ichi chiito chakanaka pakupa pfungwa yehupamhi hwehupfumi, uye kuti zvakasiyana sei mitemo yekunyora kwemashoko ingashandiswa.