Writing for the ear — Writing Room · Free Press
Mossville school radio goes live at lunchtime. Your print story about the library's record year must be rewritten so listeners understand it the first time.
Your task
Choose how to write each part for radio.
- Readers can look back at a page; listeners cannot rewind live radio. Radio writing uses short sentences, rounded numbers and repeats the key fact.
- Invented newsrooms and stories to learn from, not real news. Before sharing anything about real people, ask a trusted adult.
- Never share private details of anyone. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- How news works — You understood how this part of journalism works.
- Truth & accuracy — You checked the facts before telling them.
- Fair & kind — You were fair to the people in the story.
In real life
Many radio newsrooms train reporters to round numbers, keep one idea per sentence and repeat the main point for people who tune in late.
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Invented stories and newsrooms to learn from, not real news. Ask a trusted adult before sharing anything about real people. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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