Your time, your life Journalism skills development.

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This is the current version of my magazine article which will form the make-up for my DPS. In this article I have looked at, learnt and used a large amount of skills in order for my overall product to be of good quality. One of the skills I have learnt is how to use narrative. narrative comes in various forms. It comes in 1st person which uses words such as 'I' and tends to form the background for personal opinionated pieces. Then there is 2nd person which commonly uses 'you' and is used to make the writer look like they are having a one way conversation with the reader. Then there is 3rd person which is more of a collective narrative which makes the audience feel more of a part of the story itself. I also learnt that you can use a combination of narrative types. For example in my article I have used 1st person and 3rd person.

Furthermore, in my time I have also learnt about what type of magazine I want to have in terms of content. By this, I mean that I have learnt that a magazines content can be editorial, opinionated, a review and many other types. My article itself is an adaptation of all three of these features. This leads me onto the language skills that I have learnt. For example I have learnt about colloquial language and that it is everyday spoken language. Also that this has an affect on the chosen audience as they can either feel more engaged in the piece or withdrawn depending on how accurately you have chosen your audience. Secondly to add to colloquial language I have also used youth orientated slang and this specific words and how we have shortened our MLU by using contractions such as can't and shouldn't.

Finally, I have also learnt how to use more expressive language in my writing. For example using euphemisms and puns to illustrate a certain point of view or to make the atmosphere more light-heartened while reading. Other expressive example include hyperboles which are exaggerated statements. These make the reader feel the story is more serious. journalism itself involves a lot of research and we have also done that as we have researched the most common features mentioned in this piece and the facts and figures for the article itself.