Feature Articles
- What are feature articles?
- Checklist for success
Dealing with Editors
- Stages in article writing
- From idea to market
- Studying markets
- Commissioning policies
- Approaching editors
- Organising the assignment
- Research methods
Writing Process
- Outlines
- Writing up methods
- Presentation
- Dealing with rejection
Identifying Ideas
- What makes a good idea
- Finding the angle
Article Type and Markets
- Types in demand
- Finding a theme
- Linking an idea to the market
- National and local newspaper markets
- Magazines
Getting Organised
- Working routine
- Organising the information
- Organising for business
Planning Your Assignment
- The argument
- Outline
- Analysis
- Title
- Introduction
- Ending
- Body
- Anecdotes and quotes
Research
- News value
- Developing contacts
- Interview sources
Illustrations
- Subjects
- Which markets
- Working with a photographer
- Taking your own pictures
- Picture research
- Graphics
- Captions
- Preparation and submission
Developing Writing Techniques
- Good writing skills
- Making words work
- Sentences and paragraphs
- Description and narration
- Argument
- House style
- Developing your style
Profile and Interview Features
- Choosing interviewees
- Background
- Preparing questions
- Debating style
- Making notes
- Editing the transcript
- Writing up
- Aim of profiles
Writing a Column
- Becoming a columnist
- Content and topicality
- Styles
- Specialist columns
Reviewing
- Role of the reviewer
- Types of reviewing
- Language of compression
Features Department
- Set-up
- Departmental output
- Backgrounders and situationers
- Follow ups and spin offs
- Interpretations
- Leaders and opinion pieces
- Investigations
- Show business and ghosting
- Serialisations
- Women and family matters
- Reader involvement
Expanding Your Market
- Fillers
- Writing for business organisations
- Overseas markets
- Syndication
Openings in Advertising and Publicity
- Scope for journalists
- Advertising copywriting
- Direct mail
- Press release
- Feature articles and advertorials
Writing as a Specialist
- Marketing strategy
- Content
- Right language
- Shape
- Research and fact checking
World of Publishing
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Planning ahead
- Deadlines
- Editing and presentation
Writing into the Future
- New technology
Example Candidate Response Booklet
Example Candidate Response (ECR) Booklets are a source of crucial information for Centres and Candidates as they use real candidate responses. We ask Senior Examiners to comment on five or more responses in terms of why the mark was awarded with commentary about how to improve the answer (if necessary).
