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• A news report should be written in a simple, concise, clear, and easily digestible language
• News reports should be precise, up-to-date, and convey a sense of immediacy
• News report paragraphs tend to be brief, often consisting of a few sentences or a single sentence
• Paragraphs in news reports usually consist of only one idea and are written in block-paragraph style
• Transitions in news reports are words or phrases that link two ideas, making the movement from one idea to the other clear and easy
• In Arabic news reports, transitions often start with the conjunction "و" at the beginning of each paragraph following the lead
• Sentences in news stories should be straightforward and generally short
• Most news stories are written in the past tense, while headlines are usually written in the present tense
• The third person is an important characteristic of journalistic style, maintaining an impersonal and unbiased tone
• Common, everyday words are generally the most effective means for telling a news story
• Authors of news stories use explanations and amplification to clarify facts, being careful in choosing details
• Background information in news reports fills in gaps and reminds readers of old facts
• Attribution in news reports identifies sources of information, with news sources quoted or paraphrased to give the article strength and credibility
• Hedging in news reporting involves using mitigating words or constructions to qualify or lessen the impact of an utterance