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How to Write an Editorial Essay

An editorial is an article or a write up intended to voice the opinion

or perspective of the writer. Though an editorial can be about any
subject, most often it is related to some or the other current issue
pertaining to the society.

It can be an opinion from any point of view, but has to be

compulsorily backed by sufficient facts. Mostly, editorials are written
by the senior editorial staff, but some newspapers do provide some
space for good writers to raise their voices through the editorial
page.

Writing an editorial may sound a bit difficult, but the editorial ideas
and tips, given below, on how to write an editorial for a newspaper
can make the seemingly difficult task much more easier for you.

As the writer of an editorial, one needs to examine facts and

analyse them to come up with a specific point of view.

Through editorials, one can raise questions about various issues

related to the society and suggest measures to solve them. Here
are some tips to write a factual editorial and how to present it, to
make it an interesting read for the reader.

Choose a Topic
Choosing the topic is one of the most important parts of editorial
writing. You should ideally, choose a topic pertaining to some
current issue.

The number of people interested in reading an editorial titled

'Recession in the 1980's' would be much less when compared to
those interested 'Impact of Recessions on World Economy'. Of
course, you can use information about recession of the 80's as
citations in your editorial, to stress the impacts of recession on the
today's economy.

Choose a Stance
The basic difference between a news article and an editorial is the
stance of the writer. In a news article, as a writer, you are expected
to cover the facts from both the sides of news, whereas in an
editorial you can give your own opinion, based on various facts.

After choosing a topic, you will have to take a stance whether you
are against it or for it. A vague opinion, which is ill-researched will
have no takers, and hence, you need to back your opinion with
some strong facts.

Prepare an Outline
You have to be well versed with the content and layout of your
writeup, even before you start writing it. Preparing an outline will
give you a rough idea of, how you should go about it. Make sure
that you have the necessary facts to support your claims.

Simple things, like precise statistical data, pertinent quotes of

eminent personalities and/or giving valid examples from the past,
can boost your editorial by increasing its credibility.

Start Writing
Make sure, that you choose a catchy headline, which will grab the
attention of the reader. In the introductory paragraph, you should
put forth your stance on the topic, without refuting the point of view
you oppose.

You may start refuting the claims you oppose from the second
paragraph. Your editorial should have at least three arguments,
each supported by some strong facts.

Concluding Your Write up

The conclusion of your editorial should provide a brief summary of
your opinion, and at the same time either offer solutions or trigger
the reader's thought process.

The length of your editorial will depend on the topic you choose and
what, you have to say about it.

There is no stipulated limit on the length of the editorial and

generally, well written editorials are the ones with ample facts to
support the writers view.

If you were having any difficulty in trying to figure out, how to write
an editorial essay for your school or what topic to write about, I am
sure, this article may have eased it, by being helpful in clearing
your doubts.
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