News

What is a Lead in a News Article?

• Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how

• Is a long introduction to the article

• Has quotations from authority figures

• Contains who wrote the article

Why are news reports written?

• To inform the world of terrible stories that lead to death and other unfortunate events

• To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally

• To make sure people have jobs

• To give people something to do in the morning when they drink their coffee

What is the byline?

• The title of the article

• Contains the name of the place where the story took place

• The secondary heading for the article

• Contains the name of the person who wrote the article

This is usually called Soft News.

• Editorial

• Feature Story

• News Story

• Short Story

What tense is the news report written in?

• Present tense; the story is happening right now

• Past tense; the story already happened

• Future tense; the story is going to happen

• Wednesday tense; doesn't exist....

How many paragraphs should a news report be?

• at least 1

• at least 10

• at least 5

• at least 3

What is a headline?

• The person who wrote the article

• The beginning of the actual article

• The end of the actual article

• The title of the news report

The order of an article is...

• Lead, headline, byline, and summary paragraphs

• Headline, summary paragraphs, lead, and byline

• Headline, byline, lead, and summary paragraphs

• Headline, summary paragraphs, byline, and lead

Where are news articles found? 

• On TV

• In the newspaper

• In your backpack

• All around you

News item is a text that ...

• is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps

• presents critical analysis on events or works for readers or public audiences

• is located near photos that gives important information

• informs readers about events of the day