News writers have increased in the recent past. However, according to recent research, despite the increase in news writers, only 32% of them are in a position of finding the latest news in the niche they are writing on.
Have you got a client who is looking for daily or weekly news on a specific topic or are you writing for your own blog? It is important that you always get the latest news to write on. One of the best ways you can achieve this is looking for current news stories or events related to specific topics. However, this is not always easy as it sounds. The following ideas will help you to find latest news, stories and report to write about in virtually any niche you can think of.
1. Google News
In case you have not been using it already, the Google news is an exceptional way to help you find the latest entertainment news in Nigeria today. Instead of using Google’s normal algorithm in ranking sites in a particular order, Google will place more weight on publication date. For example, using celebrities name and date, you can find latest news concerning the celebrity.
Playing with different time frames and search terms, you can find the latest entertainment news articles on any topic. Google News is the best place any writer should first visit whenever he or she is looking for the latest entertainment news in Nigeria.
2. Niche Forums
Almost every niche out there has at least a few different online platforms where individuals who are interested in that topic interact. The people there would have already conducted all the work by following different sources which reports on any current news in the niche and whenever something new comes up. It is recommended that you bookmark the most popular forums in that topic and make a visit whenever you are in need of a new story.
Such forums will not only provide you with stories you are looking for but will also see how individuals in the community are reacting. It will help provide you with valuable insight as to the type of approach you should take whenever you are writing.
3. Make the News
In case your niche is a bit slow when it comes to having current news, take some initiative and make news for yourself. You can decide to write and publish a white paper or study concerning a certain aspect in your niche.
4. Get Related News
Another great way for people who are working on a niche which does not often get news is to get stories related with your niche in some way. For example, using a particular celebrity, you can write about celebrity families, life outside entertainment industry or virtually anything else provided you do not go against their rights and the laws.
5. Follow Celebrities
Though you might not have a reason to care about celebrities lives, they can still serve a purpose of helping you find niche related news. In case you come across a celebrity who has anything to do with your niche, write about it! For example, you can write about, Kidney Stones blamed for delay in production in Transformers 7.
There will always be a celebrity who is involved in something related to almost every niche type you can think of. Never be afraid to get irrelevant or comical. However, it is important that you get original and high quality content and it never matter where it comes from.
Listed above are the best ideas to help you find the latest entertainment news in Nigeria. Writing latest news will ensure more people are searching for it. Ensure you set up your Google Alerts to be notified on any updates in entertainment news and you will be capable of attracting the amount of traffic you need.