Winners Announcement-Situation Report contest !!
Thank you to all the Friends who took the time to enter the Situation Report contest. This contest has now closed for the first week and it was interesting reading all the news and events around your various locations. Some were really funny, some were touching and some were just some good news.
I think this contest would continue and as such, it will be a weekly contest in other to maintain some interesting themes like news, situation reports, event reporting, etc.
As rewards for making good efforts in this contest, I am going to award prizes of 2 steem power each to the users below:
| Num | Account | Link Post |
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| 01. | @kay-owobia | Situation Report |
| 02. | @eliany | Situation Report |
| 03. | @goodybest | Situation Report |
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As a guide, I'll like you all to read the tips below while entering the contest again for the second time.
10 Tips for Writing Better News Stories
There are a number of simple ways people can improve their posts.
In case anyone is interested here are a few random tips based on my observations from the entries for this challenge...
- Make introductory paragraphs more concise and to the point.
People commonly start their posts with too much unnecessary wording.- For news stories use an impersonal, third person (he/she/it/they) style rather than writing in the personal, first >person (I/we). Otherwise it is more like a Diary Game post than a news story.
- Be selective with your choice of photographs. Use fewer, bigger photographs each with individual captions. The >photos should add to the value of the story, not distract from it. And montages of multiple, small photographs really don't help.
- Use your own photographs ideally. If not, make sure you use proper public domain or royalty free photos with >the required accreditation. Citing the source of a copyrighted photo (for example from a commercial news service) >does not give you permission to use it.
- Edit your posts hard and well. Make every word count. Cut out all unnecessary, superfluous words.
- Stick to the point of the story. Don't deviate. Tell the story well and concisely. Don't leave unanswered questions.
Make sure the basics are always included - who, what, when, where and why.- Use concise, descriptive titles - don't make them too long.
- Keep the layout simple. Don't use two columns. Use plenty of white space to make the article easy to read. Avoid >long sentences and long paragraphs.
- To cater for readers from around the world use a non ambiguous date format (like 8 April 2022 - not 8/4/22), and >for any money amounts include a STEEM or USD conversion as well as the local currency figure.
- To get better at writing news stories, read news stories from professional news services. Observe and absorb >the style and structure.
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Hello @ubongudofot thank you so much! Congratulations to fellow winners too, it's well deserved. Let's do this again.
I'm exicited right now. Thankyou @ubongudofot.
Wow congratulations to all the winners, I'm happy to be among thank you @ubongudofot