News Writing

Dictionary defines News as:

• A report of recent events

• A material reported in a newspaper or new periodical or on a newscast

• A matter that is news worthy

• All of the above

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

• Straight News

• News Feature

• Latest News

• Current Issues

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

• Straight News

• News Feature

• Latest News

• Current Issues

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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The following are the qualities that a news story should have EXCEPT one:

• Accuracy

• Clarity

• Objectivity

• Creativity

The following are the tips in gathering a news EXCEPT one:

• Get both sides

• Be tactful and courteous

• Make a selfie on the incident

• Observe proper attribution