Choosing a topic

Once you’ve worked out why you’re writing the article, it’s time to choose a topic. Choosing one that you know a lot about is helpful. Also choosing one that is relevant or in the news at the moment helps too. There’s nothing worse than a prospective journalist who knows nothing about the topic of their article. If you’re forced, for some reason, to write about something you don’t know much about, then you’re going to have to do some thorough research to increase your knowledge.

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