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    Elements of Writing a News Report

    A news article explains a


    real-life event. It gives lots of
    information in simple words.

     Facts About News Reports


    1. Factual and real information is reported.
    2. Written in short paragraphs of 1-2 sentences.
    3. Uses plain and easy language.
    4. A news report contains all the 5 W’s and the H in the first
    two paragraphs. ( Who, Where, Why, When, Which, How)
    5. Includes quotations of people who are on the scene/part of
    the incident.
    6. Written in third person.
    (Does not use the word
    “I”)
     A News Report includes the following :-
     1)Headline 2)  Image
     3) Byline 4)  Place line
     5) Lead paragraph 6) Body Paragraph/Paragraphs
     7) Quotations 8)  Captions
     1) Headline – This is the title of the article. The heading
    should be catchy and should grab the reader’s attention.
     2) Image – The photo should relate to the heading of the report
     3) Byline – Is the author of the article. It tells who wrote the
    report.
     4) Placeline – Is where the incident took place.
     5) Lead Paragraph – This is the first paragraph of the article.
    The first paragraph should answer the Four W’s – What, Who,
    Where, When.
     What – What exactly happened?
     Who – Who was involved?
     Where – Where did the incident take place?
     When – When did it happen?

    Example of a Lead Paragraph


    Yesterday, (When) Chantal Fredrick (Who) celebrated her 50th
    Birthday (What)in grand style at the Water’s Edge Hotel (Where)in
    Sri Lanka.

     6) Body Paragraphs ( Body of the report)


     Paragraph 2 – Explains how and why the incident happened.
     Paragraph 3 – Includes at least one quotation from someone
    who was part of the incident or who was interviewed for the
    report.
     Paragraph 4 – Includes additional information/facts the
    reader might want to know.
     Paragraph 5 – Conclusion. This sums up all of the events in
    the other paragraphs.

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