ENG | News

• News - information about current events printed in newspapers or broadcast by media
• Conflict

  • may involve physical or mental conflict : man vs man, man vs nature, man vs fate, man vs self, man vs society
  • stories of war, athletic meets, and journalism contests
• Timelines

  • emphasizes the newest angle of the story
  • how recent a story is
  • not all stories need to be timely
• Proximity

  • how near to you a story is
  • people are more interested in stories that are geographically close to them
• Prominence

  • the more famous a person is, the more likely they are to make the news
• Drama

  • the more movie-like a story is, the more newsworthy it is
• Oddity

  • occurs with events that only happen once every great while
• Emotions

  • reading stories that play on emotion
  • the "aww" factor
• Sex

  • should always be reported in a mature manner
  • marriage, divorce, dating
• Progress

  • new discovery or helpful invention (timely updated)
• Consequence

  • how many people are impacted by the story
  • news, laws, taxes
• Significance

  • significant to the life of an individual
• Names

  • important names make important news
• Romance and Adventure

  • may be experienced with other people or other things
• INVERTED PYRAMID STRUCTURE | Straight News

  1. Most newsworthy information (who, what, when, where, why, how)
  2. Supporting details
  3. Additional information
  4. Other information and background
• INVERTED PYRAMID STRUCTURE | News Feature

  1. Lead or Lede
  2. Secondary information : vital statistics, description, and quotes
  3. Background information : Incidents leading up to or following the event
  4. additional information