Writing a news article is a completely new experience for me despite having written essays, research papers, blog posts, and fictional stories. My biggest issue now is where to begin with my individual story and how to introduce my audience to the overall argument of the piece.
I'm so used to easing the reader into my essays through background information or putting my own personal spin on a story on my other blog that going straight to the point in a news article is a totally different style that I must master. I thought just reading news articles would inspire me and tell me everything I would need to know but in practice I still fall into my old writing habits.
As someone who Twitters on a regular basis, I also find it rather difficult to give so much detail. Whenever I write anything now I'm always conscious of my character limit trying to keep everything under 140 just like on Twitter. Using Twitter has certainly helped me condense information but I need to work on more descriptions to create an effective and engaging news story.
My only sources so far are my roommate, a high-ranking Guitar Hero player, and Dave Carter, coordinator of the Duderstadt's Computer and Video Game Archive. I initially thought that talking to these two would lead too more interviewees but none have come up so far. I've been meaning to camp-out at the Comptuer and Video Game Archive asking for on-the-spot interviews, however, I haven't had the time available just yet. I plan on doing so on Thursday and, hopefully, my story will develope even more so that my question, where do U of M gamers play, will have a clear direction for a written and video news story.
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