News Writing And Reporting

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How do you make a news report? (for students)?

OK, I have a project due. And I'm doing group work. If anyone has read Tangerine by Edward Bloor, I got an assignment to write a news report about how Antoine Thomas confessed his in-eligibility to play football. I need to pretend I'm on the news.

When writing news it is important to get to
FIRST hook the reader with a catchy headline
SECOND answer all the 'w' questions: who what where and why
THIRD organize your story so that it can be trimmed at almost any paragraph point and spik to the conclusions summary without losing the reader... This is an important because it is often necessary when getting all the stories into a newspaper neatly, and has determined the usual presentation of news, and the style we are all used to hearing when the news is reported.

I found this good list of things to be sure of while you write news on a high school journalism workshop site:
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Teachers/Lesson_Plans/Detail.cfm?lessonplanid=167

Writing criteria (rubric criteria or grade for each criteria):
Introduction presents the problem as well as providing a staff stance
The lead grabs the reader's attention
Evidence is provided to support the staff's stance
Direct quotes are used properly
Active verbs are used as well as tight, precise writing
Other viewpoints are presented in addition to the staff's viewpoint
A solution and/or solutions are provided when necessary
The conclusion recaps the staff's position and contains a call to action if appropriate
Tone is fair, balanced and mature
Preachiness is avoided
Information gathering
Relevance to audience
Basic grammar and spelling

Studio 21 News - Broadcast Lab March 2011


news writing and reporting
news writing and reporting
news writing and reporting