How to Write Opinion and Penetrating Newspapers - Many authors want to see their opinion article published in certain media. Just not all the opinions they submit acceptable. So often rejected, many writers (writers in particular) are desperate and decided not to post them again. Then came the assumption that it is difficult to write an opinion. Thus justified? Then how to write an opinion properly so that it can penetrate the newspaper?
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Opine That Easy
Actually, it is not difficult to write an opinion. You can finish it easily and very quickly. Do not believe! Keep reading.
We named man is a talker. We are very talkative and would also have been very often opinionated, almost every day. Take a look of our daily habits. When watching the news, we often commented on the behavior of people who are in the news. For example, we often furious with the act of unjust leaders, we spontaneously criticize him, "How does the (official), the grumpy all the time. Whereas many ways that can be resolved by not angry. "
We also ordinary resentful with our television broadcasts that many trashy broadcast program, then we are criticized, "not broadcast quality, dangdutan, love-romance, lol-lol, make damaged generation."
Or we too often annoyed at our friend who cheated in business, then we write our hearts content on Facebook, "Friends do not eat friends, who eat the rice let a full stomach."
We often react or critics or the attitude themselves against each what we see, hear and taste. Because we humans do so, happy to criticize. Well, actually "hobby" we criticize it is a start-up capital to write the opinion. Stay dealt more seriously in written form.
Time to Write
Rather than only criticism we shout in my heart or to simply vent emotions or we talked about for close friends only, it is less dahysat impact. So that we could share more benefits to more people, write and send it to the newspaper.
When writing we will we make the general consumption, then we must prepare well. And there are three important points in writing the opinion, the better we can understand easily written opinion.
1. Viewpoint.
Viewpoints in the opinion usually talk about the values that we make the handle to discuss something or scalpel that we use to analyze things.
Another point of view of others as well. We have a different point of view depending on the position and condition; beliefs and our science; experience and our association. Note the camel riders entourage picture below, viewed from the front dashing once, but when viewed from the rear-bottom, (sorry) disgusting. That point of view, another perspective as well other assessment.
People who are pro obama Obama would regard as a hero because it has been fighting terrorists. But instead of people who hate Obama will assume Obamalah terrorists and war criminals for having many lives lost because of invasion in many countries. is it not natural that?
The anti-fuel price hike will accuse despotic ruler due to the increase in fuel prices rose and they all increasingly choked. But for those who are pro the fuel price hike would make a thousand inducement to defend decisions that they consider to be the logical decision amid weak state finances.
Each of us has a unique perspective, and it is a tool we build an opinion. Use our uniqueness that our opinion is also unique, distinctive.
Then how do we use our point of view in writing opinion? The answer: use the abilities (knowledge, experience, confidence) that you have.
Suppose you are a high school student (whose knowledge is still not as high as stars in the sky). And you want to protest about rising fuel prices. So, before writing the opinion, the first thing you need to do is to seat yourself properly, appropriately: a student (not as an expert).
As a student, simply take the viewpoint of your own self and the environment, be yourself: a student who got the negative impact the fuel price hike, for example. Once seated your point of view, the next step is to determine the scope of the discussion.
2. Scope Narrow.
Opinion is a short article ready, he is like a short story, readers love to read because they can be squashed once seated. So make that narrow scope and clearly so that the reader can pick up the threads. In fact we can deal based on the experience that we feel alone.
If you are a high school student before, then you can discuss your opinion in the scope of the master, for example, you limit your discussion only on the scope of your school only. Yes, the more narrow the better linkupnya. Then articulate your arguments and supporting it with facts.
3. Strong argument.
To support our argument, we should use the data and facts sufficient. A strong argument to be rooted in a strong source. The source of the argument can be derived from facts or theories or laws.
Still example you as a high school kid over, when they wanted to strengthen the argument of "the increase in fuel misery to the people", you can lift the (slightly) the fact of the comparison condition pocket money your school friends as before the increase in fuel and after the fuel price hike.
Or example, you can remove evidence of the condition of the number of transactions in your school cafeteria before and after the rise in fuel prices, for example. There may be in between the owner of the canteen was out of business. You lift it to support your arguments to reject the fuel price hike.
Yes, this is a unique opinion!
In a newspaper opinion penetrate, sometimes the victims are not only demanding the power of the argument but also the uniqueness of the discussion. Discussion as above is certainly interesting. For high school students rarely dare to send their opinions to the newspaper, and you also discuss with unique, drag on economic conditions at your school because of the fuel price hike. With a unique and logical discussion, hopefully your opinion acceptable reason readers, especially the newspapers, so your opinion is published.
Yep, so three important points in writing opinions. Next, the activities we are preparing our opinion in the form of a continuous structure and logical writing.
Opinion structure
The opinion usually consists of a preamble, content and cover. Write opinions more akin to writing articles, especially articles argumentation. Please read here on how to write articles in general (including articles argument).
Penetrate Newspapers
Uniqueness is not the only consideration newspapers parties accept our opinion. There are many considerations, the three most important things are:
(1) up to date alias present,
(2) the speed we send it to the newspaper, and
(3) writing neatness.
Opinion that we write must discuss the latest situation, in particular the incidence of the most warm (if it can be most excited). Because that is the core paper, discuss the events of each day. And this should be our barengi with the speed we send our opinion to the newspaper, because if late will already appropriated each other first. Moreover, the speed is also required in addition to the novelty and uniqueness.
And before we send, we first have to tidy up our writing, there needs to be a bit of work to edit-edit the word typo. Because the selectors are very lazy editing, because there are hundreds of new opinions that go into them every day. If they milihat no word typo, we will most probably removed posts.
Not Translucent paper not Mean Doom
Most writers (including me once) utilizing the newspaper as a forum for testing the quality of their writing. If their writings published means the quality of their writing is good and if it is not published, meaning they are not good quality writing. Actually this is a wrong assumption.
Because a lot of good writing being sent to the newspaper but was rejected because, perhaps, less contextual, or your idea is not an ideology with newspapers, less interesting read, many words that a typo, too long or too short, or because of late send him, or also send a wrong address or even could also be because the people in charge to check email forget to open your email submissions opinion.
Moreover, when you send your opinion to the paper was rejected, then do not be discouraged, perhaps the fault is not on yourself. Anyway many authors who have published many papers, there is even a book became a best-seller never penetrate the newspaper media. So for those of you whose work always rejected do not feel inferior. You can still create good writing.
Good writing does not depend on translucent paper or not. Good writing is writing groove logical thinking, which is beneficial for many people, the people need, who can add value to people's lives, who could motivate, that can enlighten, quality.
Yep, so a short article about how to write the opinion. Hope it is useful. Thank you for willing to stop by :)
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