Can you Write about Current Events?
June 19, 2009 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Jobs
One the way home from the mall today, I was listening to the radio, and the DJ started talking about current events. He talked a lot about the current situation in North Korea, and about how it’s amazing that more people aren’t talking about it and don’t even know much about the topic. And he’s right – as Americans, we should know and understand current events that effect our country, at least on a basic level.
Image: Newscom
If you’re a freelance writer, you should take even more care to understand current events. Clients like to hire people who understand what’s going on in the world, and sometimes, you’ll even be asked to write analysis pieces regarding certain events that fall into your niche.
This website’s homepage (www.bizzia.com) is a great place to start for business and political news. Here are some other tips for staying up to date with current events:
- Be careful of your sources. Read the same story from multiple places, since most news sources are at least a little biased.
- Stay updated. What you read today could have corrections tomorrow. News is evolving!
- Dig a little. Sometimes the best quotes to go with a story are found on tiny blogs that most people don’t read.
Do you write about current events? Do you know what’s going on in the world around you?
