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How to Write a News Article

August 2, 2013

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Features in a News Article

1. Headline

2. Orientation (LEAD)

3. Main body of text

4. Reorientation (ENDING)

5. Photo + Caption

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3Cs

Clear

ConciseCorrect

Important in News Writing

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1. Headline

Catchy In bold

Interests the readers

Only has a few words

Action verbs

Gives the first impression

Why are headlines important?

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1. Headline

STARTING THEM YOUNG

PM Lee says Singapore's futuredepends on its young talents

Hot pop-ertyCan you tell which came from what

type of newspaper?

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2. Lead (Orientation)

Introduces the story

first paragraph (1 - 3sentences)

Attention grabbing

Summarizes main points in the article

Clear, Concise, CorrectWho? Where?

When?What?

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2. Lead

Example:

On Friday, nearly 400 students from 32primary schools took part in the H-

TWO-O Under-10 Football Fiesta 2008sfive-a-side football tournament.

WhoWhen

What

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3. Body Sequence of events in chronological order

o Use connectors to show your transition.

Paragraphs

Past tense

Simple, clear sentences

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3. Body

(A) Provides detailed information

o the background scenario

o the name of the people involved

o the way the event happened

Why?

How?

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3. Body

Example:

The Football Association of Singapore

organised the event, which ran from7.30am 5.30pm and was held at JurongWests Fico Sports Hub, which boastsAsias largest futsal football arena.

Where

Details

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3. Body

Example:

In the final, Kranji Primary School

narrowly edged out St Stephens School1-0. Yangzheng Primary placed thirdwhile Loyang Primary came in fourth.

Details

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3. Body

Example:

The guest-of-honour at the event, FAShead of grassroots, Jita Singh, handedout the prizes to the winners.

Details

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3. Body

(B) May include comments and quotes fromeyewitnesses to give credibility to your

report

o Spoken accounts may be directly quoted

using quotation marks or direct speech.Quotes

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3. BodyExample:

Watching from the sidelines was FAS

technical director, Slobodan Pavkovic.Im happy to see children in Singaporestart playing competitively from such a

young age.

Quote

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4. Ending (Reorientation)

Conclusion

End with a short concluding line.

How?

Point to the future on what is expected tohappen next

Eyewitness quotations

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4. Ending (Reorientation)

Conclusion

Example:

We share the same belief that it isnever too young to start developing a

passion for football. In fact, we will beworking with the youngsters in anotherevent in July, said Jita Singh, the

former Singapore coach.

Future

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5. Photographs

A picture paints a thousand words.

photographs give readers a clearer picture ofthe event

Include an interesting caption to describethe picture

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5. Photograph

Example:Caption

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5. Photograph

Example:

Caption

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