Wikinews:Expectations

What Wikinews expects from news writers (that means you)
* Estimated (approximate) time, may vary with individuals. Only serves as an guide and not as a recommendation or a requirement!
 * Read style guide and content guide and any relevant linked information. Once when you begin, and revisit it each time you are writing a new story.
 * Time*: 10-20 minutes
 * Difficulty: easy
 * Learn to write accurately, truthfully and without bias. The purpose of news reporting is to be neutral and to provide as much relevant fresh information to as wide audience as possible. (What Wikinews is not; neutral point of view are what differentiates Wikinews from majority of mainstream media.)
 * See also: The Wikinewsie Group/Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Journalists.
 * Be inquisitive and curious. Love fresh details relevant to the critical questions of who, what, when, where, why, how. Anything of that missing - dig it from under ground and pull it into the story. (Otherwise nobody would know about it, which defeats the purpose of news reporting.)
 * Time: 5-10 minutes
 * Difficulty: medium
 * Edit articles in the newsroom. For two reasons: to help others' stories get through, and to learn about common problems and how to best overcome them. Start with the ones which are more fresh and whose topic is more familiar.
 * Time: 1-10 minutes
 * Difficulty: medium
 * Write new articles in your strong topic area. Then others will know about what happened. Woo.
 * Time: 20-40 minutes
 * Difficulty: medium
 * After submitting an article, watch it and its talk page. Look for new talk page messages. (Atm, that's best done by refreshing these pages in your web browser. E-mail notifications may also be enabled here.)
 * Time: recurring
 * Difficulty: easy
 * When a question is asked, or a reviewer comment is added, react quickly, and address it in full (do not forget to re-submit for review once that's done). Doing otherwise is an inefficient use of time, resulting in not publishing and not reaching the audience.
 * Time: 10-20 minutes
 * Difficulty: medium
 * Ask questions. When you have a question, ask it straight away. Don't get stuck on a problem. News writing does not allow being stuck.
 * Time: 1-2 minutes
 * Difficulty: easy