I don't mean stories. A mean a grammatical article, like a, an, the.
Like here: Tuberculosis on the rise at Detroit’s Kennedy High School.
It should be, Tuberculosis is on the rise at Detroit’s Kennedy High School.
When it comes to writing for news, what messes us up regarding articles are newspaper headlines, which usually drop articles in favor of brevity. While that is true of headlines, that is not true of the actual stories under the headlines. Articles need articles.
If you're not sure if you have articles, read your story out loud and ask yourself if it sounds like you've formed complete sentences (e.g., do you sound like a robot talking -- must bowl now -- or a human being -- I must bowl now?). If not, it's usually because you're missing an article.
Like here: Tuberculosis on the rise at Detroit’s Kennedy High School.
It should be, Tuberculosis is on the rise at Detroit’s Kennedy High School.
When it comes to writing for news, what messes us up regarding articles are newspaper headlines, which usually drop articles in favor of brevity. While that is true of headlines, that is not true of the actual stories under the headlines. Articles need articles.
If you're not sure if you have articles, read your story out loud and ask yourself if it sounds like you've formed complete sentences (e.g., do you sound like a robot talking -- must bowl now -- or a human being -- I must bowl now?). If not, it's usually because you're missing an article.
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