Timeliness: the story must be revelant; even the best-written, most accurate news story would be worthless if it was late
Accuracy: getting the facts right (to the best of your ability) is of the utmost importance. There is no excuse for "getting it wrong", be it a sports score, spelling of a kids name, or a direct quote
Objectivity: stories must be unbiased. Since the newspaper's creditability is its stock and trade, removing bias from its reporting is critically important
Inverted Pyramid:
Basis for news writing
Information and facts are presented to the reader in order of descending importance
The most imprtant fact is presented first, the next important fact next, and so on.
So when you read a newspaper article, you are presented with the most important facts at the very outset.
Rules of Newswirting
1. Paragraphs are extremely short, usually no more than two or three sentences. Paragraphs in newswriting are called grafs
2. The lead, or opening graf, should include all of the most important facts of the story - who, what, where when, why, and how. It should be more than one sentence.
3. You must include a quotation within the first three grafs, but (almost) never in the lead.
4. Don't ask questions in the lead.
5. You must have at least three sources.
Misc.
News article rely less on transitions than do papers written in a conventional style
Remain Neutral. Don't tell the reader what to think. Just report the facts and let the reader make up his/her mind.
Attributing information is critical. You must cite your sources as much as possible. Remember, you are simply providing the facts, so you must also provide your
sources.
News Criteria
Factual- the facts in the story will affect many consumers
Unusual- facts that are unusual are interesting to readers
Timely- a news story must be current or timely
Proximity-
Timeliness: the story must be revelant; even the best-written, most accurate news story would be worthless if it was late
Accuracy: getting the facts right (to the best of your ability) is of the utmost importance. There is no excuse for "getting it wrong", be it a sports score, spelling of a kids name, or a direct quote
Objectivity: stories must be unbiased. Since the newspaper's creditability is its stock and trade, removing bias from its reporting is critically important
Inverted Pyramid:
Basis for news writing
Information and facts are presented to the reader in order of descending importance
Rules of Newswirting
1. Paragraphs are extremely short, usually no more than two or three sentences. Paragraphs in newswriting are called grafs
2. The lead, or opening graf, should include all of the most important facts of the story - who, what, where when, why, and how. It should be more than one sentence.
3. You must include a quotation within the first three grafs, but (almost) never in the lead.
4. Don't ask questions in the lead.
5. You must have at least three sources.
Misc.
News article rely less on transitions than do papers written in a conventional style
Remain Neutral. Don't tell the reader what to think. Just report the facts and let the reader make up his/her mind.
Attributing information is critical. You must cite your sources as much as possible. Remember, you are simply providing the facts, so you must also provide your
sources.
News Criteria
Factual- the facts in the story will affect many consumers
Unusual- facts that are unusual are interesting to readers
Timely- a news story must be current or timely
Proximity-