-Plus or minus 600 words which is about 2 pages.
-It starts with a summary lead (1 to 2 sentences), which should have "who, what, where, when, and why" jump right into it
-Clean and uncluttered
-soft news is something that is not time sensitive.
-Hard news is details
-A feature story is twice as long, it should tell a story.
-It gives them what they need right away, doesn't take forever to get to the point.
-Editorial is a persons opinion.
-combine the interviews together to make the story come to life.
-keep your eyes and ears open, read the news, magazines, listen to what your friends are saying and what your parents or anyone is saying
-collect information from newspapers, the interview, internet, magazines
-video tape your interviews
-make sure you are clear when you are writing, make sure there is nothing fuzzy about your writing.
1. Lead
2. Body
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