Writer Ruth Irwin joins us again in this special double feature on the English Language papers to talk Journalism.

Ruth applies her creative writing skills to that rather more lean and stark form of wordsmithery, Writing For A Purpose (ooh). In this episode, we discuss (again) the perfect structure for a piece of persuasive, journalistic writing, think about Orwell’s sage words of wisdom for journalists, and consider the efficacy of a well-placed anecdote.