Tran 2

• The structure of news articles should lead the reader from idea to idea simply and clearly
• The structure of news articles includes:

  • Headline
  • Standfirst
  • Byline
  • Lead paragraph
  • Bridge paragraph
  • Body paragraph
• All newspaper articles should start with a headline that serves the purpose of attracting the reader’s attention
• Standfirsts refer to an introductory or summary line or brief paragraph, located immediately above or below the headline, in isolation from the body of the article
• The byline is a line at the beginning or end of a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer's name
• The lead paragraph is the opening paragraph in a news story that summarizes the facts of the news story in order of most newsworthy to least newsworthy
• The second paragraph of a news story is called a bridge, which expands on the lead and transitions from the lead to the body of the story
• The main features of news articles (headlines) are to provide a concise summary of the story, while standlines introduce and discuss/explain secondary details about the story
• Bylines are used in newspaper articles to attribute the article to a specific writer or journalist
• In news articles, the lead paragraph should inform readers about the main topic of the story, with subsequent paragraphs providing supporting details
• The body paragraphs of a news article are used to introduce and discuss important but secondary details about the story