The rise of drug use among Queensland youth.

ASSESSMENT ITEM 2

Item 2: Community News Story

Due Date: Friday, Week 5

Weighting: 30%

Length: 300 words

Community News story:

Write an original 300-word story on any event, issue or development in your local

community. Envisage the story as something that might be run in a community

newspaper. ‘Soft’ human interest stories are acceptable, e.g. a local sporting event, a

local school announcement, a community fundraising event, the work of the local MP

or councillor, the opening of a nursing home, a centenarian’s birthday etc. In the

interests or balance and journalistic integrity, your assignment must include at least

two original interviews. Please include some recents statistics.

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