Editorials

Editorials/Leaders
The four basic forms:

Explain or interpret: Editors often use these editorials to explain the way the newspaper covered a sensitive or controversial subject.

Criticize: These editorials constructively criticize actions, decisions or situations while providing solutions to the problem identified. Immediate purpose is to get readers to see the problem, not the solution.

Persuade: Editorials of persuasion aim to immediately see the solution, not the problem. From the first paragraph, readers will be encouraged to take a specific, positive action. Political endorsements are good examples of editorials of persuasion.

Praise: These editorials commend people and organizations for something done well. They are not as common as the other three.

500-600 words should be your goal

Leader/Editorial Structure
• Introduce topic
• State your position
• Give good reason (with example)
• Give another good reason (with example)
• Make concession to opposing opinion
• Destroy concession with brilliant response which is you final and best reason
• conclusion