Wednesday, April 1, 2009

4-1-09 Newspaper Portfolio

Happy April Fools: http://www.theonion.com/content/index

ESPN Video (Walk On): http://vodpod.com/watch/1165857-walk-on-espn-video


How to create headlines for your articles:

1. Reread your article; identify the underlying theme.

2. Express the theme in an active voice using as few words as possible. Active verbs lend immediacy to a story. If a reader sees a headline written in a passive voice, he or she might glance right over it.

3. Keep your headline in present tense.

4. Keep it simple. A headline is a short, direct sentence without extra adjectives or adverbs.

5. Provide enough information in the headline to give the casual reader an impression of the entire story.