How to write a magazine article(opinionated magazine)

More and more magazines are becoming opinionated
as Time proved itself in 2008 and Newsweek
very recently. Still, it does sound as those you are going to write an editorial if your
article is to be opinionated. 

• An editorial is
  an article that offers an educated opinion by the author; that is, the author forms
  his/her opinion based upon studies, statistics, and other factual information.  Unlike
  the persuasive essay, however, the editorial does not present all sides to an issue;
  rather, it presents the writer's side only, but it presents this opinion persuasively
  and coherently. The facts must be there in an editorial, and they must be
  accurate.


• In order to engage the reader, the
  writer should keep the editorial from becoming too "heavy."  By injecting humor and even
  a dash of cliche or colloquialism, the writer will entertain and interest the reader. 
  Certainly, there needs to be an injection of emotion; after all, the reader needs to
  understand that the topic is something about which the writer feels very strongly. 
  [Look back at Thomas Paine's impassioned speech to the Virginia convention, as well as
  some of Thomas Jefferson's writings for examples.]  However, while emotion is the medium
  by which to convey the facts, it should not obfuscate (confuse or
  cloud) them.


• The writer should follow the journalistic
  paragraph and sentence style.  Keeping sentences from becoming too complex and writing
  shorter paragraphs than demanded in essays makes for a less threatening presentation of
  ideas.  In journalism two or three lines are acceptable as a paragraph if the writer is
  making a point.  But, the writer should aim at evenly spaced paragraphs as much as
  possible.


• Finally, the writer of an editorial can end
  with a "clincher."  This is a thought-provoking sentence or two that seeks to convince
  the reader of the verity and importance of the writer's
  opinion.

You may wish to scroll through the
questions and answers for the link to the essay lab as there are some that may be
helpful.  See the links below.