Can you use first person in a newspaper article?

Answer 1

When I was a journalism major in college I was taught never to use first person in an news article. A news article is suppose to be objective and no an opinion. If you are writing a letter to the editor, then you could use first person.

Answer 2

Pronouns most often used in newspaper articles are:

• third person personal pronouns; he, him, she, her, it, they, them
• demonstrative pronoun; this, that, these, those
• third person possessive pronouns; his, hers, its, theirs
• third person possessive adjectives; his, her, its, their
• relative pronouns; who, whom, what, which
• interrogative pronouns; who, whom, whose, which, that
• reciprocal pronouns; each other, one another
• indefinite pronoun; all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, none, one, other, others, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such

Answer 3

It is not typical to use first person in a newspaper article, as it is generally expected to maintain an objective and impartial tone. Writers usually adopt a more formal style, using third person to convey information to readers in a straightforward manner. Personal opinions or experiences are typically reserved for opinion pieces or editorial content in newspapers.