Linguistic conventions

bad article: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/379613-dana-whites-big-mistake-brought-fedor-emelianenko-out-of-ufc
not correct punctuation
no correct punctuation in the title
the structure has no flow and paragraphs are used incorrectly
badly edited, meaning not clear because of missing words
bad use of verbs and tenses e.g. ' I will investigate' rather than 'I investigated' 
reader will assume that the info is wrong, not a credible source due to the poor style and language

5 W's (and 1 H) for journalism
Who: who is the story about 
What: what has happened in the story
Where: where did this take place
When: when did this happen
Why: why is the story significant, why are you writing about it
How: how did this event occur

Elaborated code- is the language used by well-educated people, more formal and technical words.
Restricted code- is the language used by friends and family, informal, basic, and sometimes slang.



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