Writing the Right Way!

I never would have thought there would be a major difference in journalistic and academic writing styles. I definitely like the academic writing style better because I have more license to be creative and expand on ideas. In journalism, for the most part, the key to a great story is to be concise and include the major points of the story. In high school, everyone is given the tools to be a great writer, but who actually remembers all the obscure rules of the English language. I certainly didn't, so my challenge is to re-learn, retain, and use the rules!