The document provides 7 tips for turning a newspaper article into an easily understood and interesting read: 1) Use imagery to explain complicated topics. 2) Explain broader concepts, science, or statistics through characters' experiences. 3) Keep numbers simple and connect them to story characters. 4) Ask who is affected by the story. 5) Characters don't need to be people. 6) Only use quotes when someone says it better than you can. 7) Hone every sentence down to its simplest, strongest elements.

1. LEO O. LAPARAN II
Research Head
News & Feature Writer
Editorial Department
MAKING THE COMPLEX
SIMPLE
7 Tips in Turning Your Newspaper
Article
Into an Easily Understood,
Interesting Read

2. Use imagery to explain
complicated topics.
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3. 2
Explain the broader concepts,
science or statistics through
the experiences of your
characters.

4. Keep the numbers simple.
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Connect them to the people
in your story.

5. Ask yourself:
“Who is affected by my story?”
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6. The characters in your story
don’t have to be people.
5

7. Only use quotes
when someone says something
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better than you can say it
yourself.

8. Hone every sentence down
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to its simplest, strongest
elements.

9. Thank you so much!
LEO O. LAPARAN II Email: leolap.mb@gmail.com
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Laparan II
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Editorial Department