How to Find Story Ideas for News Writing

How to Find Story Ideas for News Writing

As a writer, you know you need a certain amount of inspiration to do your job. It takes creativity and some good luck to find story ideas for news writing, but with experience you will get better and better at picking up on topics of interest to your audience. New ideas are always just around the corner.
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Steps

 

1 Listen to everyone, from co-workers, friends and family, to the chit-chat in the doctor's office. 

Start a conversation with the teen bagging your groceries, the woman mixing up your latte or the man in front of you in the grocery line. Everyone has a story to tell.

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2 Talk to experts in their field and ask them what their largest challenge is. Include the police, medical and educational communities, for starters. 

 

3 Browse bulletin boards in your community. Also check out boards you pass at your public library, college or grocery stores

 

4 Think seasonal, as every publication does holiday-related and weather-related stories. Come up with a unique angle on an upcoming holiday. The U.S. Census Bureau puts out a fact sheet for each holiday that you may find useful. 

 

5 Take a national topic and localize it with quotes and information from relevant local sources.

 

6  Keep your eyes open for new business signs. 

 

7  Read other publications, including newspapers, magazines and popular websites, and borrow topics and ideas.

    Make sure you can put a different slant on it to make the story idea your own.
    Pay special attention to the Letters of the Editor section of a newspaper to get a read on topics the community is interested in.

8  Check out newsletters or blogs that cater to a niche audience if you are writing for a specific market. This is also a good place to pick up on obscure news that might be of general interest. 

 

9  Keep track of anniversary dates. Perhaps the local community college been around for 100 years. You can also review important historical milestones, such as JFK's assassination or when women won the right to vote. 

 

10  Flip through a college course catalog. Pick out something that sounds unusual or interesting. 

 

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