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How To Write News Report

The document provides instructions on how to write a news report. It explains that a news report should include a headline that summarizes the main idea in a short, attention-grabbing way. It also needs a byline stating the author, and a location indicating where the reported events took place. The lead paragraph should briefly answer who, what, when, where, how and why to outline the story. Following paragraphs provide additional details, explanations and quotes to further develop the ideas introduced in the lead. The goals of a news report are to factually tell the truth about current events in an objective, factual and formal style.

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How To Write News Report

The document provides instructions on how to write a news report. It explains that a news report should include a headline that summarizes the main idea in a short, attention-grabbing way. It also needs a byline stating the author, and a location indicating where the reported events took place. The lead paragraph should briefly answer who, what, when, where, how and why to outline the story. Following paragraphs provide additional details, explanations and quotes to further develop the ideas introduced in the lead. The goals of a news report are to factually tell the truth about current events in an objective, factual and formal style.

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How to Write a News

Report
Resource Person: Muniba saeed
MainElements of
a News Report
Headline (Heading)
 The headline is the title of the news report.
 The headline should be short, does not

include a lot of detail, and should catch the


readers’attentions.
 It is normally not a complete sentence, and

tries to summarize the main idea or subject


of the article.
 It is often printed in larger letters than the

rest of the article, and the major words are


capitalized.
Byline
 This line tells who is writing the
article.
 It may also include the address of

the author and the publication or


news source for which he or she
writes.
Location
This is usually placed at the beginning of
the article in bold print. If the city or
location is well-known, the name can be
written alone, but if the city is less famous,
more information is included.
 For example, the byline of an article written

in Atlanta, Georgia would read ‘Atlanta’,


while an article from Leary, Georgia would
have to include the name of the state
Lead Paragraph(s)
 The lead paragraph is found at
the beginning of the article.
 The lead briefly answers the

questions “who”, “what”, “when”,


“why”, “where”, and “how”.
 The ‘skeleton’ of the story can be

found here.
Supporting Paragraph(s)
 These are the paragraphs which follow
the lead.
 They develop the ideas introduced by

the lead, and give more information in


the form of explanations, details, or
quotes.
 In many newspapers, these

paragraphs are found on subsequent


pages.
The Goals of a News Article
 1-A news article tells the truth: the journalist
writes facts that are, to the best of his/her
knowledge, true. A careful journalist only
states things that he/she can prove to be
true, and will ‘cite’ the source of any
uncertain information.
 example: “According to Mrs. Brown, principal

of North Oaks High School, most high school


freshmen take Spanish as a second
language.”
 News is factual. Something
that is factual can be proved
or disproved.
 For example, “Last Saturday was a rainy day,”
is a factual statement, because it can be
clearly shown that last Saturday either was or
was not rainy.
 “Rainy days are depressing,” is not a factual

statement, because it is a personal opinion.


 Newsarticles are objective.
They do not reflect the
personal opinions of the
journalist. Quotes and
opinions of witnesses and
observers to events may be
included in an article, but they
must be cited.
 The purpose of a news article
is to report the facts of a
current event or problem.
Although many people enjoy
reading the news, the purpose
of a news article is not
entertainment.
 The language used in news
articles is often different from
the language that is used in
everyday conversation, or in
stories or narratives. The style
of writing is impersonal, and
the vocabulary is often more
formal.

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