News Writing

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Dictionary defines News as:

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A report of recent events, A material reported in a newspaper or new periodical or on a newscast, A matter that is news worthy

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News is a record of the most interesting, important and accurate information obtained about the things man thinks, says and describes, plans and does.

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A kind of news that is based on facts; writer may give his impressions, may describe and narrate without resorting to biased opinion

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News Feature

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A kind of news that consist of facts reported without elaboration.

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Straight News

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Journalist normally organize their news stories using the so-called inverted pyramid structure.

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In writing a news, the summary lead answers the 4W's and 1H.

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In writing a news, the novelty lead is a good, straightforward lead, stated in a subject-verb declarative sentence.

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Qualities a news story should have EXCEPT one: Accuracy, Clarity, Objectivity, Creativity

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Creativity

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Tips in gathering news (EXCEPT one):
- Get both sides
- Be tactful and courteous
- Make a selfie on the incident
- Observe proper attribution

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Make a selfie on the incident