Saturday, March 10, 2018

Occasions To Cover As A Freelance Writer Outdoor Events

By George Foster


Throughout the year, celebrations and special occasions are held in various cities and states across the country. Depending on where you live, the calendar might be full of activities to which the public is invited. As a freelance writer outdoor events can be especially exciting to cover. You can prepare your career now by knowing what occasions to head to in order to find the next breaking story.

January is the time of year when newly elected politicians are sworn into office. When you want to break a story that will be of interest to your readers, you could cover the inaugurations and swearing in ceremonies. These events, which are held on the steps of the capitol building or statehouse, are typically open to the public as well as writers who either represent established media or work for themselves. You might score interviews and photos for which no other reporter can take credit.

Sports tournaments are also fun for many media figures to cover. High schools and colleges often make their final pushes to the end of the competition season once spring arrives. Sports ranging from soccer and baseball to track and field and tennis all get underway once the weather turns warm. People in the region may want to know scores, who broke records, and who won.

They also might wish to learn about records that have been broken or new records that have been set. Like political stories, you might get photos and videos to attach to the stories you cover. You also could sell what you have recorded to local media that may not have been there.

Society and social page reporters are still in vogue in many parts of the country especially the Deep South. High society weddings are often the events of the year in places where social and family connections still count. As a reporter, you can cover what families are marrying into each other and where the weddings were held at each weekend. These tidbits garner a lot of interest in many places.

People seem to live vicariously through social news like high society weddings. They want to know the names of those people who got married and what the dinner menu was like at the reception. You can also stave their curiosity by taking plenty of pictures of the bride and groom together on the big day.

As the year winds down, many cities hold celebrations to mark the holidays. Nativity scenes are set up outside of churches and places of worship. These scenes are held alongside major celebrations like Christmas parades, winter carnivals, and food bazaars. They encourage the public to get out and have fun together with friends and neighbors. They also are noteworthy for those who attend as well as people who may no longer live in the area.

You may be dispatched as a freelance writer to one of these outdoor occasions. You are tasked with finding out where the story is and reporting it to your readers. You also can get photos to finish the stories with so people get the full scoop of what happened. You might make a profit by selling the story to media in that area.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment