In writing stories, there are a lot of reasons why numbers matter. Numbers represent facts. When gathering information to write a news story, numbers can represent vital information crucial to the accuracy of the story. If a journalist gets certain numbers wrong in their stories, they risk publishing an inaccurate report. Numbers also represent length. In journalism, writers are often limited to a certain number of words or characters for the sake of time and/or space in whichever medium the story is being reported. If journalists don’t follow these strict guidelines and don’t keep their stories accurate, they can potentially risk losing their jobs.
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