I Learned To Keep It Simple

This week in class we went over our (really) rough draft of our first news story. I thought mine was terrible, but turns out it wasn't completely wrong! My biggest mistake was making myself sound smart... Which is weird because when you're writing I feel like it's a good thing to try to sound smart. But, not in news writing. I like that because you get to write how you talk. No extra words or any of that garbage. If you're thinking something in your head (that isn't an opinion) just write exactly what it is that you're thinking! It's great. News writing is supposed to be basic so all levels of education can read and understand what you're saying. You could think of it as 'dumbing your writing down' so everyone can understand where you're coming from and why you're saying what it is that you're saying.