Numbers have a significant role in journalism, allowing for more effective writing in most cases. When it comes to making comparisons in costs of schooling or taxes; an article must incorporate figures to better get the point across the variance between numbers whether miniscule or not. When the public views numbers in an article they are more inclined to understand and take notice to the scientific and mathematical view on the topic. We all know that journalists and writers alike have deadlines and a length restrictions pertaining to their writing. The use of numbers can helpful in this area for a number of reasons. Depending on what the numbers is being used in reference to, they can either be written numerically or in the form of characters. It’s not often considered, but once thought viewed, numbers do in fact have a significant role in writing stories.
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