How to write ages and dates in a newspaper article inside a work of fiction
I'm trying to write a newspaper article inside my work of fiction. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to write ages and dates in this article.
I took journalism in college, and I know that if I am submitting an article to a newspaper, I would need to write ages and dates as numbers: July 22, 2016, Nathan Smith, 34. But if I am putting this in a work of fiction, do I do it like this, or do I write the ages and dates as words?
For example:
John Smith, 37, was arrested on July 10, 2016, or
John Smith,, thirty-seven was arrested on July tenth, twenty-sixteen.
Any help will be appreciated.
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If you're "reproducing" a newspaper article in your book, write it exactly as you would an actual newspaper article. That makes it look real, and helps keep the suspension of disbelief for your reader.
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