Outline

• Introduction
• There is a lot more to writing in the journalism field than just writing articles
• Mention interview with Dr. Rachel Young
• Briefly touch on the academic and nonacademic writings
• Thesis: something along the lines of "Journalists must focus on the audience that they have for each piece, which will change their structure and their tone"
• Body
• Academic Writing
• Structure, language, and tone in relation to the academic audience
• They have a prior knowledge of the subject, so the structure and language are more technical, and the tone isn't personal
• Use a lot of data with the assumption that their colleagues will understand
• Use Mapping Journalism for this
• Purpose that the piece is trying to fulfill to this audience
• They are trying to answer the question that the piece asked
• Use Normalizing Twitter and Journalist Use of Exemplars for this
• Nonacademic Writing
• Structure, language, and tone in relation to the nonacademic audience
• It's a more flowing structure with simple language and a more personal tone to make sure the audience gets a full understanding of the information
• Use article and email as sources for this
• Purpose that the piece is trying to fulfill to this audience
• The purpose is to get information across efficiently and in a way that the masses will understand
• Use article and pitch for this
• Conclusion
• Restate thesis
• Restate the information
• Explain the broader meaning