News Writing

What is a byline?

• The title of the article.

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

• The secondary heading.

• The name of the person who wrote the article.

What is a quotation?

• Dialogue that has these symbols " " surrounding it.

• It explains 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where'.

• Another name for the headline of the article.

• Dialogue that has these symbols ' ' surrounding it

What should a lead paragraph explain?

• The opinions of eyewitnesses to the story.

• How and why the story is being written.

• Who, what, when, and where the story happened.

• Quotations from the people the story is about.

What details should we add to a news report?

• Add specific names, dates, and times.

• Be as general or brief as possible.

• Write information that is extra, but not relevant to the story.

• Literally write "details" in your article.

Where does this sentence belong: Learning moving online as COVID crisis continues

• Headline

• Lead paragraph

• Body paragraph

• Summary / ending

Where does this sentence belong: Technology brings school home

• Headline

• Lead paragraph

• Body paragraphs

• Summary / ending

Where do quotations come from?

• Interviews with people in or near the story.

• The writer makes them up.

• Taken from other news articles.

• They're the same as the headline.

News articles should include the author's opinions.

• True

• False

News articles usually flow from the most important to least important.

• True

• False

What details should we add to a news?

• Add specific names, dates, and times

• Write information that is extra, but not relevant to the story.

• Be as general or brief as possible.