This document provides guidance on how to write an effective article. It discusses the key components of an article including the introduction, format, types, characteristics, authorship, and steps to write one. Some important parts are the headline, byline, lead, body, and conclusion. The body should provide details and flow from the lead using quotes and sources to support the story. The conclusion depends on the type of article but typically includes a final quote, descriptive scene, reference to the title, or summary statement.

1. HOW TO WRITE AN ARTICLE
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2. INTRODUCTION:
An article may be defined as a piece of
writing, complete in itself, in a newspaper,
magazine etc.
FORMAT OF AN ARTICLE:
*Title
*Author’s name & designation.
*subject and the picture related to
subject.

3. • Article may be for the purpose of propagating
the news,research results ,academic analysis
or debate.
• A news article discusses current or recent
news of either general interest(ie .daily
newspapers)or of a specific topic (ie.trade
news magazines,club newsletters, or
technology news websites).

4. • A news article includes accounts of eye
witnesses to the happening event.It contains
photographs,accounts,statistics,graphs
recollections,interviews,polls,debates on the
topic etc.
• The writer also gives facts and detailed
information following answers to general
questions like who,what,where,why and how.
• References to people are made through
written accounts of interviews and debates.All

5. TYPES OF ARTICLES :
Text articles:
1. Academic paper
2.Blog
3.Encyclopedia article
4.Marketing article
5.Usenet articles.
Spoken articles:
Listicles:

6. Characteristics of well- written articles:
 Article is usually on a well- defined topic or
topics that are related in some way.
 The writer is objective and shows all sides to
an issue.
 The sources are identified and are reliable.
Show ,don’t tell.

7. AUTHORSHIP:
Publications obtain articles in a few different
ways.
*STAFF WRITTEN: An article may be written by a
person on the staff of the publication.
*ASSIGNED: A freelance writer may be asked to
write an article on a specific topic.
*UNSOLICITED: A publication may be open to
receiving article manuscripts from freelance
writers.

8. STEPS TO WRITE
AN EFFECTIVE
ARTICLE:
 Collection of material.
 Arrangement of

9. HEADLINE:
A headline is text at the top of a
newspaper article indicating the nature of the
article .The headline catches the attention of
the reader and relates well to the topic
.Modern headlines are typically written in an
abbreviated style omitting many elements of a
complete sentence but almost always
including a non-copsula verb.

10. BYLINE:
A byline gives the name and often the
position of the writer.
LEAD:
 The lead sentence captures the attention of
the reader and sums up the focus of the story.
 The lead also establishes the subject ,gets
the tone and guides the reader into the
article.

11. BODY:
Details and elaboration are evident in the
body and flow smoothly from the lead.
Quotes are used to add interest and
support to the story.
The inverted pyramid is used with most
articles.If less vital details are pushed towards
the end of the story,the potentially destructive
impact will be minimized.

12. CONCLUSION:
One difference between a news story and
a feature article is the conclusion.Endings for a
hard news article occur when all of the
information has been presented according to
the inverted pyramid form.By contrast,the
feature article needs more definite closure.

13. • The conclusion for these article may include:
* A final quote
* A descriptive scene
* A play on the title or lead.
* A summary statement.