(photo of Brighton beach, waves crashing against rocks)
The wild weather in Adelaide continues,
A tourist has been reported missing following the heavy rainfall and stormy weather that begun Monday night.
The man was last seen being hit by a wave at Brighton beach, and is believed to be a European back-packer.
Efforts to locate him are underway, however the rough seas are preventing boats from searching the area until the storm clears.
On land, the streets of Adelaide are littered with tree branches as the wild weather continues, the heavy rain and wind shows no signs of stoping soon.
(photo of home, with tree collapsed on top)
Southern Suburbs have been affected heavily by the storms.
Homes in Noarlunga have faced devastation due to falling trees; part of residents Vincent and Laura Czarneckis home has collapsed under the weight of a fallen old gum tree.
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Reflection
Before starting the articles, I wrote down and filled out an answer for each WWWWWH, I also created a structure of what I wanted to focus on in the article- starting with what seemed like the most important and the biggest audience pull. I referred to both of these throughout the process as a structural guideline. So that I understood both the audience I was writing for and the angle I would peruse.
I decided to target human interest in the first piece of writing, and focused on the outcome of the stormy weather in Adelaide as the weather itself had already been reported on.
Assuming the audience is Adelaide based is clear, however people interested in visiting or people on holiday could be part of the target audience as well. Especially as the articles would hypothetically be posted on the internet, because of the wider audience achievable through the internet: I made sure to use the names of days (Monday) rather than words like ‘today’ and ‘yesterday’- something that How to be a Journalist advises for online
The wild weather in Adelaide continues,
A tourist has been reported missing following the heavy rainfall and stormy weather that begun Monday night.
The man was last seen being hit by a wave at Brighton beach, and is believed to be a European back-packer.
Efforts to locate him are underway, however the rough seas are preventing boats from searching the area until the storm clears.
On land, the streets of Adelaide are littered with tree branches as the wild weather continues, the heavy rain and wind shows no signs of stoping soon.
(photo of home, with tree collapsed on top)
Southern Suburbs have been affected heavily by the storms.
Homes in Noarlunga have faced devastation due to falling trees; part of residents Vincent and Laura Czarneckis home has collapsed under the weight of a fallen old gum tree.
“it …show more content…
Reflection
Before starting the articles, I wrote down and filled out an answer for each WWWWWH, I also created a structure of what I wanted to focus on in the article- starting with what seemed like the most important and the biggest audience pull. I referred to both of these throughout the process as a structural guideline. So that I understood both the audience I was writing for and the angle I would peruse.
I decided to target human interest in the first piece of writing, and focused on the outcome of the stormy weather in Adelaide as the weather itself had already been reported on.
Assuming the audience is Adelaide based is clear, however people interested in visiting or people on holiday could be part of the target audience as well. Especially as the articles would hypothetically be posted on the internet, because of the wider audience achievable through the internet: I made sure to use the names of days (Monday) rather than words like ‘today’ and ‘yesterday’- something that How to be a Journalist advises for online