You (singular) is the most common way to refer to yourself in English, though it can also be used for anyone else. You are often implied by words like I, me and my in conversations with others, but it is not always clear whether someone means you or another person when they use the word alone. You is often used as the subject of an imperative or conditional sentence, such as You must clean up your room! or You must study hard. It is sometimes used as the object of a preposition, such as around or over, and in some languages it is used to mean near or close.
You is a familiar word in informal writing, such as text messages or online posts. It is also a common word in business and academic writing, but its use in these contexts is restricted by convention.
When you are writing about yourself, it is important to think about your readers and what they will want to read. This will help you decide what kind of information to include in your article and how much detail to provide. It will also help you to focus your writing on the topics that matter most to you and to avoid using jargon or technical terms that are not understood by your audience.
If you are preparing an article about someone else, it is useful to contact them early and often for interview. If they don’t respond, politely ask them again, explaining who you are and why you think they might be helpful to your story. If they still don’t respond, ask them if they know of anyone who might be willing to talk to you.
Plural forms of you are common in informal speech, but they do not usually appear in written texts. Youse (you + the plural -s ending of nouns) is common in many regions, but it is rare in educated speech and is often confused with you guys, which does not have a strong regional association and can be gender-neutral or sex-neutral. However, younger speakers and politically progressive speakers are more likely to perceive you guys as problematically noninclusive of transgender and nonbinary people, and as such they may tend to avoid it.