Putting together a news story requires that you synthesize (combine) a variety of stories.
What will be my Who, What, When, Where, Why and How? I must decide what angle I will take in writing this story. In this case, I would like to inform the public on the following:
Who: Government officials and BP
Where: Gulf Coast
What: Oil Spill
When: Now/Coming Weeks
Why: Causing an ecological nightmare
How: Various methods to break up the oil.
A team of government representatives working under President Obama and BP officials are in meetings in various places along the Gulf Coast in order to address the ecological nightmare that has resulted from an oil spill. Government officials and BP are trying various methods in order to break up the oil.