Write Like a Journalist Lesson 2

What might a journalist write about?

• Journalists might write made up stories

• Journalists might write about what happens in the news

What kinds of topics might journalists write about?

• Journalists might write about politics, health, sport, crime, foreign affairs.

• Journalists might write fictional stories, poetry or plays.

The definition of a fact is something which is known or can be proved to be

What is this a definition of:

A view or judgement about something not necessarily based on facts

• Fact

• Purpose

• Bias

• Opinion

What is this a definition of:

The reason something is done or created

• Fact

• Opinion

• Purpose

• Bias

What is this the correct definition of?

A preference for one point of view over another

• Bias

• Fact

• Opinion

• Purpose

What is a headline?

• The line which identifies the writer of the article

• A heading at the top of an article or page in a magazine or newspaper

What is the headline from this front cover?

• The Sun

• ITV want Claudia to be BBC Traitor

What is a subheading?

• The line which identified the writer of the article

• A heading to a subsection of a piece of writing

What is the byline?

• The line which identified the writer of the article

• The heading at the top of an article