Since I am in Broadcast Journalism, I’ve had quite a bit of experience in writing newscasts, but often times I find myself being redundant. I don’t want to use the same introduction to actualities every time. What I mean is i feel often I’m saying “so and so explains…” or “so and so says the economic crisis”…
Which brings me to the realization that anytime I write for news I find myself depressed. Why does all news seem like bad news? I want to hear good stories about the economy (there has to be some out there).
Whether I’m good at writing newscasts or not, I’m finding that it is becoming a second nature to me. Like I said, that doesn’t mean I’m all that talented. But I am becoming more and more aware of false present tense, using “that” and finding good actualities.
Stephanie Boersma 