An issue is a problem or question that needs to be resolved. For example, you might write an article about whether a new law should be passed that would require everyone to wear seatbelts. In this case, you’d need to research both sides of the argument in order to make a decision and write an article that informed your readership about the issue.
A social issue is a condition or behaviour that negatively affects a large number of people. It often causes widespread dissatisfaction, mistrust and suffering. Examples of social issues include illiteracy, child labour and the caste system.
Writing an issue-oriented article can be difficult because there are so many things you could choose to cover. While some of these topics are very important and deserve to be discussed (such as canned lion hunting, climate change or endangered species), there’s already been tons of media coverage on these issues so your article needs to stand out from the rest.
One way to do this is to focus on a specific aspect of the topic – for example, by looking at what’s going wrong with a particular habitat. Another way is to take a step back and look at how the problem began. This can help you to see the issue in a different light, and might even inspire you to come up with some potential solutions. Finally, you can also help your readers to find solutions by making it easy for them to do so. This might involve using headers, callouts and bullet points to structure your knowledge base articles in a way that’s clear and concise.