Newspaper-style biography

Find someone you think is interesting and newsworthy (someone who’s spending her summer doing something interesting, has overcome difficulties, has an unusual job or hobby, goes out of his way to help others, won a prestigious award, etc.).

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Write about the person without stating any of your own opinions in the story. Use third person (he said, she did), with accurate quotes in the person’s own words.  Try to capture a sense of the individual’s personality and mood.

Quote at least two other people who know the subject of your story well. Get an action photo of your subject – either take it yourself or get one from them.

A list of sources and contact information is required.

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Your story should be between 600 and 800 words, unless otherwise specified by your editor.

It is important that you begin work on this or any assignment immediately because it will take you several hours to conduct interviews and write a good story. Additionally, your sources may not be able to set asi Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography GOCIM