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Newspaper

style

Presented by Veronika Dvornyk


Plan:
• Genres of newspaper style
• Layout of a newspaper
style
• Length
• Vocabulary
• Syntax
The following newspaper genres can be differentiated:

• Brief news items


• Press reports
• Articles purely informational in character
• Advertisements
• Announcements
• Feature articles (features, feature stories, human interest
stories)
• Editorials
• Leading articles (leaders)
• Sports news
Brief news
Features
The principal function of a briefitems
news item is to
inform the reader.
• It states facts without giving explicit comments,
and whatever evaluation there is in news
paragraphs is for the most part implicit and as a
rule unemotional.
• News items are essentially matter-of-fact, and
stereotyped forms of expression prevail.
• The language of brief news items is stylistically
neutral, which seems to be in keeping with the
allegedly neutral and unbiased nature of
newspaper reporting; in practice, however,
departures from this principle of stylistic
neutrality (especially in the so-called "mass
Press
reports • A correspondent representing a
newspaper or a news agency covering an
event on his own writes a press report
• Prepared by the news reporter
• It’s a medium for providing actual
information to the public
Articles purely informational in
character
Advertisements and
The function of advertisements and announcements is
Announcements
to inform the reader. There are 2 basic types of
advertisements and announcements in the modern
English newspaper:

• In classified advertisements and announcements


various kinds of information are arranged according
to subject matter into sections, each bearing an
appropriate name.
• As for the separate advertisements and
announcements, the variety of language form and
subject matter is so great that hardly any essential
features common to all be pointed out.
Feature
articles
A feature article is a piece of news
told as a story. It’s a story that digs
deeper to answer why and how. A
feature article offers analysis and A feature article is a news article, but
commentary, often highlighting one it goes further in-depth by offering an
angle of the subject. When you angle or slant on the topic. Because
write a feature, you go beyond the of that, a feature article is longer
facts to weave in a narrative or than a straight-up news story.
present content in a compelling way
so that the reader is (horrors, must I
say it?) entertained.
Editorial
Editorials are an intermediate phenomenon bearing the
stamp of both the newspaper style and the publistic style. s

The function of the editorial is to influence the reader by


giving an interpretation of certain facts. Emotional
coloring in editorial articles is also achieved with the help
of various stylistic devices(especially metaphors and
epithets), both lexical and syntactical, the use of which is
largely traditional.
Leading
- Leading articles present a point of view on a specific topic or issue. They are characterized by the

articles author's opinions and perspectives, which may be aligned with or differ from the mainstream or popular
opinion.
- The tone of leading articles is often authoritative, reflecting the publication's stance on the issue. The
language used is typically confident and assertive, aiming to persuade or inform readers.

- Leading articles go beyond reporting facts and news; they analyze and interpret events or issues.
Authors may provide context, historical background, and insights to help readers better understand the
subject matter.

- Authors support their opinions with facts, evidence, and logical reasoning to strengthen their position
and persuade readers.

- Leading articles are often timely. They contribute to ongoing conversations and debates by providing a
platform for the publication's perspective.
- Leading articles may conclude with a call to action, encouraging readers to consider a certain
viewpoint, participate in a cause, or engage in further discussion. This element adds a dynamic aspect to
the opinion piece.
- Leading articles typically follow a clear and organized structure, including an introduction that sets the
stage, the main body that presents the argument, and a conclusion that summarizes the key points and
reinforces the author's opinion.
- Leading articles are often attributed to specific authors, either members of the editorial staff or guest
contributors.
Sports
news
Here are five features of a sports article
for a newspaper:
1. Know the audience
2. Start an article with a strong lead
3. Focus on the story
4. Be concise
Layout of a newspaper
style
Layout of a newspaper
styleComposition of news texts:
- Headline
- Lead (follows the headline and paraphrases the
headline)
- Main event section
- Previous event section
- Context section
- Commentary section
Length

There is no single rule about the


length of sentences in news writing,
but you should set yourself a target
for the maximum number of words
you use.
Alternative way

To count the number of ideas or


concepts you expect your reader
or listener to understand.
Vocabulary
a) Special political and economic
terms, e.g., stability, elections, anti-
terror war, military facilities,
terrorist network, opinion polls,
human rights, budget deficit,
immigration, presidential vote, race,
opponent, business, security, to
devastate, blast.
b) Non-term political words, e.g.,
officials, hostages, kidnappers, protest,
breakdown, regime, local terror cells,
popularity rating, emergency anti-terror
funding. A characteristic feature of
political vocabulary is that the borderline
between terms and non-terms is less
distinct than in the vocabulary of other
special fields. The semantic structure of
some words comprises both terms and
non-terms, e.g., crisis, agreement,
c) Newspaper clichés, i.e., d) Abbreviations. News items,
stereotyped expressions, commonplace press reports and headlines are full
of abbreviations of various kinds.
phrases familiar to the reader, e.g.,
Among them abbreviated terms –
public opinion, free markets, long-term
names of organizations, public and
agreements, a melting pot, pressing state bodies, political associations,
problems, zero tolerance, political industrial and other companies,
correctness. Clichés are indispensable various offices, e.g., EU (European
in newspaper style: they prompt the Union), UNO (United Nations
necessary associations and prevent Organization), WTO (World Trade
Organization), CNN (Cable News
ambiguity and misunderstanding.
Network), BBC (British Broadcasting
e) Foreign words. These have come from
Corporation).
different languages. Some are
f) Neologisms. The newspaper is very quick to react
traditionally used in newspaper writing,
to any new development in the life of society, in
others have recently come from the areas science and technology. Hence, neologisms make
of new technology (computers, Internet, their way into the language of the newspaper very
business, entertainment and changes in easily and often even spring up on newspaper
society), for example, beaucoup (= a lot pages. Now, in the early 21st century, neologisms
of money; from French); ad hoc (= relating to computers and the Internet outnumber
all others, for example, cybersickness (a feeling of
specialized; from Latin); macho (= a man
illness caused by using a computer for long periods
who is always trying to show that he is of time), keypal (someone with whom one regularly
strong, brave; from Spanish); schlock exchanges e-mail), online auction, access provider,
Syntax:peculiaritie
• Use of phrases s
• Use of clauses
• Use of compound
sentences
• Use of complex sentences
Thank You for your
attention!

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