![]() Print and online media feature multiple genres ranging from breaking news stories to editorials to personality profile to lifestyle features. In the world of cinematography and novels, there are mysteries, thrillers, romances, historical epics, science fiction and so on. Generally, when you encounter one of these genres in any media, you want to know what to expect as a reader. A general newspaper might include hard news (a war, an earthquake, or a political development) to soft news (say, health and fitness articles based on new discoveries) to features (profiles, trends pieces, interviews) to opinion pieces (editorials, and op-ed articles or essays). And social media of the organizations and companies also mimic some of the tools of the public relations and corporate communications. Every genres has its own convention and norms, you notice writing a press release fundamentally different from writing a user story for your company's blog or blog post about your industry for Linked-In. What's good for you is also good for readers. There are five common genre types:
3. Q&A: The question-and-answer genre is used to make an idea alive or something personable or relatable. The Q&A format makes a post simple to "shift gear" from a content perspective, for instance, a CEO could talk about financial results in one question and the importance of the customer service in another. 4. Listicle (writing in form of a list): This word may be quite new to many but it is very apt description of a content genre. It offers a useful way to organize contents for a website. Some examples are found in this link: www.buzzfeed.com/norbertobriceno/unusual-signs-thatll-make-you-say-thats-really-clever?utm_term=.tgYb9MxYM#.mbNmZv7dv 5. Small story: It is used to invoke audience's comment, feedback and dialogue. Small is particularly good on social media such as Facebook. This is a writing, formatting, and imagery issues. Here are some examples of "small" stories: Captioned photos: Captions or sidebars or copy blocks can make connection you want readers to make. The photo above depicts a scene of red rainbow. The author uses the caption to add some experience of seeing the scenery and some technical information as well.
Soundbites: It means a short sentence or phrase that is easy to remember. It is normally used on Twitter. What's notable is the quality of the comment, not its informational value. Ultimately, the decision about the genre is a judgement call. Think of three things before the decision:
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