I Was In College For Two Years,

Well, News Is Anything That's Interesting, That Relates To What's Happening In The World, What's Happening In Areas Of The Culture That Would Be Of Interest To Your Audience.

And You Can't Really Cover People Critically That You're Friends With.

Rewriting Is A Large Part Of The Whole Job. And Get Rid Of Stuff That's Not Working. Just Pare It Down Until It's A Beautiful Thing You Can Hand In.

I Spent Time In, Like, Criminal Courts, And Covering Murder Trials For Papers.

Well, In Features, And In Writing Especially, It's Often The Style Of The Writer Comes In.