When writing short news articles, it is crucial to capture the readers attention. This is clearly evident in much of the news we read on the internet, and it seems as if the writers who do the best job in holding our attention also happen to be writing for the most well known news websites. In one recent article, the author does a great job in using just one idea per paragraph to really bring in the reader.
The article this particular writer wrote about was a news story about the Chilean miners who have been trapped underground. A rescue capsule has been made, and the hope is to have those miners rescued by sometime in November. The article continues on about the fact that there must be several careful preparations put into place before the miners can be pulled out.
The author does a great job holding the readers interests by using several short paragraphs, a few as short as one sentence. This makes the reader more likely to pay attention, as the story is rapidly developing, rather than developing slowly over a long drawn out paragraph.
The ability to engage readers is perhaps one of the more difficult aspects of writing, and when an author is able to effectively use techniques to engage the readers, it leads to very intriguing articles. In the case of the one this author wrote, we learn how much longer the miners are stuck underground, as well as what is being done to get them out. When written effectively, the produces a "wow" factor in the writing, and also leads to articles worth reading.
Hopefully the miners in Chile will be rescued earlier than expected, but until then, we must wait and see.
Read the original article at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39360789/ns/world_news-americas/
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