Important News Writing Tips:

• "hard-news report"="news story"
• article must include the given headline & details from the picture
• a NEWSPAPER story NOT a television news report i.e. "reporting live from the big storm..."
• use the rough notes area
• begin by answering who, what, where, why, when, how
• the "when" will always be in the past
• use the existing headline
• put the location and date after headline
• include specific detail of the 5Ws in your lead (first sentence)
• include quotations from eye-witnesses or other people involved in the event
• ONE ISSUE: This video does not include paragraphing: paragraphs should be short and focus on ONE idea or quotation. Start a new paragraph when quoting a different person.

Another great video to explain how to write a news report...

Use these organizers to help you write the News Report..