ELEMENTS

THAT MAKES
NEWS
 ELEMENTS
THAT MAKES
NEWS
 AT THE END OF THIS LESSON
,THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:

01. 02. 03.

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT DEMONSTRATE VALUE THE
TYPE OF NEWS STORIES UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE OF
ACCORDING TO UNDERSTANDING
FROM THE LESSON BY
ORIGIN,CHRONOLOGY OR
PERFORMING THE ELEMENT OF NEWS AND
SEQUENCE ,STRUCTURE,AND
ASSIGNED TASK. TYPE OF NEWS STORIES.
OTHER FORMS
 NEWS DEFINED
News is an oral or
written report of a past,
present, or future event.
It should be factual,
truthful, accurate,
unbiased, and interesting
ELEMENTS OF NEWS
A news story may be
appealing to a
particular reader for
any or all of the
following elements:
 1.CONFLICT
THIS MAY INVOLVE
PHYSICAL OR MENTAL
CONFLICT-MAN VERSUS
MAN, MAN VERSUS
ANIMALS, MAN VERSUS
NATURE, OR MAN VERSUS
HIMSELF.
Stories of war, athletic meets, and journalism contests
are example of conflicts.
 2.IMMEDIACY OR
TIMELINESS
THIS ELEMENT EMPHASIZES
THE NEWEST ANGLE OF THE
STORY. THE MORE RECENT
THE EVENT, THE MORE
INTERESTING IT IS TO THE
READER.
3.PROXIMITY OR
NEARNESS
THIS MAY REFER TO
GEOGRAPHICAL NEARNESS
AS WELL AS TO NEARNESS
OF KINSHIP OR INTEREST.
 4.PROMINENCE
SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE
PROMINENT THAN OTHERS
BY REASONS OF WEALTH,
SOCIAL POSITION, OR
ACHIEVEMENTS.
PROMINENCE MAY ALSO
REFER TO PLACES OR
THINGS.
 5.SIGNIFICANCE
WHATEVER IS SIGNIFICANT
TO THE LIFE OF AN
INDIVIDUAL IS INTERESTING
TO HIM.
 6.NAMES
IMPORTANT NAMES MAKE
IMPORTANT NEWS. ALSO,
THE MORE NAMES THERE
ARE IN THE STORY, THE
BETTER.
 7.DRAMA
THIS ADDS COLOR TO THE STORY.
THE MORE PICTURESQUE THE
BACKGROUND AND THE MORE
DRAMATIC THE ACTIONS ARE,
THE MORE APPEALING THE
STORY IS TO THE READER. THE
PUBLIC CERTAINLY LOVES A
GOOD SHOW. ANYTHING THAT
MOVES A READER TO TEARS OR
TO LAUGHTER IS GOOD NEWS.
 8.ODDITY OR
UNUSUALNESS
THIS REFERS TO THE STRANGE OR
UNNATURAL EVENTS, OBJECTS,
PERSONS, AND PLACES. AN ODD
STORY IS INTERESTING NOT
BECAUSE OF ITS NEWS VALUE
BUT BECAUSE OF THE HUMAN-
INTEREST SIDE OF IT.
9.ROMANCE AND
ADVENTURE
ROMANCE MAY BE
EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER
THINGS. THERE WERE THE
ROMANCES OF HEMINGWAY
WITH THE SEA AND OF THE
ASTRONAUTS WITH SPACE.
 10.SEX
STORIES OF SEX ARE
USUALLY RELATED TO
STORIES OF
ROMANCE,MARRIAGE,
DIVORCE,AND VARIED
ACTIVITIES OF MEN WITH
WOMEN.
 11.PROGRESS

THE ONWARD AND FORWARD

MARCH OF CIVILIZATION OR THE
PROGRESS OF A COUNTRY IS
CHRONICLED STEP BY STEP IN
THE NEWSPAPER.
 12.ANIMALS

STORIES OF ANIMALS
,ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH
TALENTS ARE GOOD READING
MATTER BECAUSE OF THEIR
HUMAN-INTEREST VALUE.
 13.NUMBER
SWEEPTAKES NUMBERS,VITAL
STATISTICS ,ELECTION
RESULTS,SCORES IN
GAMES,CASUALTIES,FATALITIES
,PRICE OF GOODS,AND AGES OF
WOMEN MAKE GOOD NEWS.
 14.EMOTION
THE TERM EMOTION INCLUDES THE
VARIOUS HUMAN RESPONSES SUCH
AS THE INNATE DESIRE FOR FOOD
,CLOTHING,SHELTER,THE
UNIVERSAL INTEREST IN
CHILDREN,ANIMALS,NATURE,AND
THE NATURAL FEELING OF
LOVE,SYMPATHY AND
GENEROSITY,OR FEAR,HATRED AND
JELOUSY.
 TYPES OF NEWS
STORIES
There are different types of
news and each type is treated
differently.
News stories may fall under any
of the following types according
to:
 1. SCOPE OR ORIGIN
a. Local news - Report of events that take
place within the immediate locality.
b. National news-News that takes place
within the country.
c. Foreign news-News that takes place
outside the country.
d. Dateline news-News preceded by the
date and place of origin or place where it
was written or filed
 2.CHRONOLOGY OR SEQUENCE
a. Advance or anticipated-News published
before its occurrence, sometimes called dope
or prognostication. The reporter foretells
events expected to occur at a definite time
in the future.
b. Spot news- News that are gathered and
reported on the spot. It deals with
unscheduled information demanding
immediate publication. The reporter himself
is an eyewitness to the event that took place.
 c. Coverage news-News written from a
given beat. Both spot news and
coverage news are good example of
first-hand reporting.
d. Follow-up news- It is a sequel to a
previous story. Having a new lead of its
own, it is a second, third, or subsequent
chapter of a serial.
 3.STRUCTURE
a. Straight news-News that consists of facts
given straight without embellishment. Its
main aim is to inform. It uses the summary
lead and is written using the inverted
pyramid structure.
b. News-feature It is also based on facts, but
it entertains more than it informs.In writing
a news-feature, the writer may give his
impression, may describe and narrate, but
without resorting to biased opinion.
~Single-feature or one-incident story-The
story deals with an isolated event. A single
fact is featured in the lead and is explained
further in the succeeding paragraphs. The
story breaks logically at every paragraph;
thus enabling the reporter to cut or lengthen
it as space dictates.
~Several-feature, multiple-angled, or
composite story- Several facts are included
in the lead in their order of importance.
These facts are elaborated one after the
other in the body. The several-feature story
aims to draw together two or more divergent
aspects of related news item separately and
the writer writes them in one big story.
 4.TREATMENT
a.Fact story - This is a plain exposition setting
forth a single situation or a series of closely
related facts that inform. It written in the
inverted pyramid design.
b. Action story - A narrative of actions involving
not mere simple facts but also of dramatic
events, description of persons and events,
perhaps testimony of witnesses, as well as
explanatory data. Sports games, competitions,
accidents, and war reports a examples of action
stories.
c. Speech report-A news story usually written
from a public address, talks, and speeches.
d. Quote story-Speeches, statements, and
letters, and to some extent, interviews when
reported, are regarded as quote stories All are
based on recorded information, either written
or spoken. and transcribed by the reporter in
the form of news,
e. Interview story-A news report written from
an interview.
 5.CONTENT
a.Routine story celebrations, enrollment,
graduation, electise stories reported year in and
year out.
b. Police reports-accident, fire, calamity, crime
stories, kidrupping. terrorism, murder, and
robbery.
c. Science news
d. Developmental news
e. Sports stories
 6.MINOR FORMS
a News brief-A short item of news interest,
written like a brid telegraphic message, giving
mainly the result with details
b. News bulletin - It is similar to the lead of a
straight news stov Its aim is just to give the gist
of the news.
c. News-featurette - This is a short news-feature
usually used as fillers, e.g., "Quirks in the
news."
d. Flash-A bulletin that conveys the first word of
an event.
 THANK
YOU VERY
MUCH!
 IOMNETO
Elements of news that includes the various
human responses such as the innate desire for
food ,clothing,shelter,the universal interest in
children,animals,nature,and the natural feeling
of love,sympathy and generosity,or fear,hatred
and jelousy.
 CAYMIMIDE
RO
NMISEISLET
This element emphasizes the newest
angle of the story. The more recent the
event, the more interesting it is to the
reader.
 AAMRD
This element adds color to the story.
The more picturesque the background
and the more dramatic the actions are,
the more appealing the story is to the
reader. The public certainly loves a
good show. Anything that moves a
reader to tears or to laughter is good
news.
 GOERSPSR
The onward and forward march of
civilization or the progress of a country
is chronicled step by step in the
newspaper.
 XES
Element that are usually related to
stories of romance,marriage,
divorce,and varied activities of men
with women.
 CLOAL NWSE
Report of events that take place within
the immediate locality.
 ENILETAD
NWSE
News preceded by the date and place of
origin or place where it was written or
filed
 HTIGRAST
NWSE
News that consists of facts given
straight without embellishment. Its main
aim is to inform. It uses the summary
lead and is written using the inverted
pyramid structure.
 HASFL
A bulletin that conveys the first word of
an event.
 ANOITC
OTRSY
A narrative of actions involving not
mere simple facts but also of dramatic
events, description of persons and
events, perhaps testimony of witnesses,
as well as explanatory data.