Blog Post Learning Logs Meeting 4

 

About me:

                   Hello friends, My name is Mewpov. I was born in Tangerang . I am a student of Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang and I majored in English Education. I'm in semester 6 right now. I live in Moch Toha street Pasar Baru Tangerang. I come from a small family of 4 members in one family. I have a sister and I am the youngest in the family. My hobby is listening to music cause I think my voice is very sweet. I listen to a lot of songs from western and kpop. I'm not fixated on genres, I listen to all genres of music. My daily life is a student of the faculty of education. Right now I'm also helping to teach a few children in my place. The reason that I create this blog is to share some learning logs in journalism courses. If you want to contact me you can visit my Instagram on @meyl*****.

My opinion of news writing and as a citizen journalist

                   As citizen journalists, we can learn to use websites such as blogs, podcasts as well as social media, and YouTube to disseminate information. Citizen journalism can use the platform to write news writing. Using platforms such as bloggers can help citizen journalism in writing news writing. Blogger can be used easily with various features in it such as there is a comment feature that makes it easier for readers to provide feedback to the author. Make it easier for citizen journalism to reach their news writing access to a larger readership. Create news writing by collecting credible, accurate, and objective information. News writing is based on facts without bias. For the information shown to be accountable, as a citizen journalism must conduct news gathering first before writing news writing. News gatherings can be done such as conducting interviews and background research. Write news that becomes informative and valuable to the readers. Make good use of existing platforms in the stage of improving writing skills.

 

My language learning logs

Student Pseudonym Name: mewpov 

Date: 27 October 2023

Session Material: Meeting 4

Number of the meeting tasks	Topic of the meeting	Sources	Vocabulary usage (New vocabulary words or phrases encounteres during the session material: The word, its definition, part of speech, and an example sentence)	Example taken from the text	Grammar
Meeting 4 Task	Decoding the Elements of  Effective News Story Writing	Lecturer’s Note	Crucial: penting (adjective)	Effective news story writing is crucial for capturing readers' attention and conveying information.	Active voice Simple Present tense
			Crafting: kerajinan (noun)	This presentation will explore the key elements of successful news story writing, from crafting a compelling headline to structuring the story for maximum impact.	Active voice Future tense
			Resonate: mengema (verb)	Use language and examples that will resonate with them.	Passive voice Future tense
			Concise: ringkas (adjective)	Keep the headline concise and avoid resorting to misleading clickbait tactics.	Active voice Simple present
			Crucial: penting (adjective)	It is crucial to maintain precision in news writing.	Active voice Present tense

Reflections

                   I have upgraded my understanding of what processes are in decoding the elements of effective news story writing. I now think that elements of effective news story writing an important process that must be known because it can help reporters and editors in making news. For me, the most useful learning in this decoding the elements of effective news story writing is to make us understand that gathering news has several techniques that can be used to make effective news. Effective news story writing is crucial for capturing readers' attention and conveying information.. I have improved my understanding of the effective news story writing requires careful attention to audience, structure, language, and accuracy. This knowledge is helpful for me to be able to collect and write news which will be useful in improving my writing skills. Later, I thought that this knowledge can help me to be able to start writing good news sequentially according to the stages described.

 

Summary

                   According to the lecture’s explanation and lecture note in their article titled “Decoding the Elements of Effective News Story Writing,”  it was stated that This presentation focuses on the key elements of successful news story writing, including understanding the audience, crafting a compelling headline, structuring the story for maximum impact, using active voice, fact-checking, and editing and revising. To create an effective news story, it is essential to understand the audience's interests, use language that resonates with them, and consider the tone and style of the publication. A compelling headline should be created using strong action verbs and relevant keywords, while the story should follow an inverted pyramid format, with the most important information at the beginning and quotes and anecdotes to add depth. Active voice is more engaging and easier to read than passive voice while fact-checking ensures the credibility and dependability of the story. Good writing often results from multiple revisions, with feedback from colleagues or editors being considered to make necessary changes.