Bites Vs Interview
Bites - quick question or two Interview - full fledged
Use quotes, don’t manipulate
<700 words = article; otherwise feature
Pictures → only relevant ones, not compulsory; Press Council of India has laws. Crime related will have lesser / no photos
- Value of news story
- Authenticity
- Don’t mislead, misquote or manipulate
- Byline is important (name of the reporter) | subeditor edits the article but doesn’t get byline credits
- 5Ws and H; bites, conclusion
- subeditors translate, fix grammatical errors, proofread, layout, ads, images, and conclusiom
subeditors are the backbone of the newspaper