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News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, 7/e
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Exercise 3.1
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Qualities of Good Writing

Review Questions



1

The text reprints a portion of Roy Peter Clark's Washington Journalism Review article in which he discusses 14 common traits of good writers. List and discuss these traits.
  1. Trait 1
  2. Trait 2
  3. Trait 3
  4. Trait 4
  5. Trait 5
  6. Trait 6
  7. Trait 7
  8. Trait 8
  9. Trait 9
  10. Trait 10
  11. Trait 11
  12. Trait 12
  13. Trait 13
  14. Trait 14
2

The text lists Robert Gunning's "Ten Principles of Clear Writing." List and discuss these principles.
  1. Principle 1
  2. Principle 2
  3. Principle 3
  4. Principle 4
  5. Principle 5
  6. Principle 6
  7. Principle 7
  8. Principle 8
  9. Principle 9
  10. Principle 10