I Can Write Like the Newspapers Do!
by Steven P. Velasquez April 8, 2012 People who do what I do for a living (Emergency Medical Services) know the frustration of going out, diving headlong into someone's personal nightmare, exposing themselves to illness, danger and sometimes, even mortal danger while doing so, just to read the morning daily and have some story written about something that you remember being directly involved in, less than 24 hours ago, that looks, sounds and is nothing like what you just experienced! In the northeastern U.S., we call this 'News' [ nooz , nyooz ] Noun usually used with a singular verb ) 1. a report of a recent event; intelligence; information. One has to have special education to collect, analyze and report the 'news' in either verbal, written or video form. We call these people 'journalists.' I've always admired journalists dating back ...