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The articles that follow were published in the Indiana Daily Student, the student newspaper at Indiana University. Paired with photos, the articles make use of font formatting and visual elements to set a mood, call attention to key points, and convey information.
For more examples of articles, see Chapters 1, 3, 7, and 8 and the e-Pages for Joining the Conversation.
Checklist for Writing Articles
Consider your writing situation and in particular your purpose and role.
Analyze your target publication, focusing on its readers, the subjects and issues addressed in the publication, typical writing conventions, and typical design conventions.
Develop and organize your argument.
Collect information to support your argument.
Draft, design, and review your article, keeping in mind the results of your publication analysis.
For a closer look, click on each image to enlarge it.
