The Style of a News Report

A few things about news reports:

-key information comes at the beginning (the 5 w's +h)

-the most important information comes in the first sentence or two (the lead)

-the information is presented most to least relevant

-the reporter is not part of the story (the reporter writes using 'he,' 'she' or 'they' NOT 'I' or 'me').

-the reporter gives as many facts and details as possible.

-reporters try to include either direct or indirect quotations

Pick a News Report that interests you. Cut and paste the details of news reports from above (in red) into a new blog post.

Create a hyperlink to it for your blog reader

Cut and paste examples from your news story into your blog post in order to demonstrate each of the details.