Eng - 8 ( 4th Quarterly )

• Types of Journalistic Writing

  • News Report
  • Editorial Article
• News Report


  • Tackles events of the day
  • Includes news from local, national, and international settings
  • Follows the inverted pyramid structure
• Parts of a News Report

  • Headline
  • Byline
  • Lead
  • Body
  • Ending
• Headline


  Tells what the story is about
• Byline


  Shows who wrote the story
• Lead


  Tells the most important facts (Who, What, Where, When and Why)
• Body


  Contains more information and details
• Ending


  Gives something to think about
• Editorial Article


  • Tackles the writer's opinion based on the news topic of the day
  • Provides informed reasoned arguments for or against a position or idea
  • Urges the readers to address a point of view or take an action about a particular position or issue
• Interpretative Editorial Article


  • Aims to raise awareness and discuss how the topic is relevant to the reader
  • Provides background information on an event or issue
• Critical Editorial Article


  Focuses on the various causes of a problem and suggests a solution
• Persuasive

  • Focuses on the reader's ability to change a situation by following your advice
  • Appeals directly to the reader and encourages them to take action
• Praising


  • Shows appreciation for a person or organization based on their involvement in an issue
• Writing Editorial Articles


  1. Start with a lead that has an objective explanation of the issue

  2. Present opposing views. Use facts and quotations that strongly oppose your position

  3. Present your position. Include facts and quotations that strongly support your position

  4. Challenge the reader or give solutions to the issue to conclude the article
• Feature Article


  • Appeals to the readers' interests
  • Are longer than the first two types and are written like magazine articles
  • May contain more photos than a hard news report
• Persuasive format


  Focuses on the reader's ability to change a situation by following your advice
• Persuasive format


  Appeals directly to the reader and encourages them to take action
• Praising


  Shows appreciation for a person or organization based on their involvement in an issue
• Writing Editorial Articles

  1. Start with a lead that has an objective explanation of the issue

  2. Present opposing views. Use facts and quotations that strongly oppose your position

  3. Present your position. Include facts and quotations that strongly support your position

  4. Challenge the reader or give solutions to the issue to conclude the article
• Feature Article


  Appeals to the readers' interests
• Feature Article


  Are longer than the first two types and are written like magazine articles
• Feature Article


  May contain more photos than a hard news report
• Lead in feature articles

  • More creative and descriptive
  • Must be able to pull the reader into the story
  • Build a sense of anticipation about the rest of the story
• Details and background information in feature articles

  • Must be related to the main idea
• Paragraphs in feature articles

  • Each paragraph should focus on a specific quality or characteristic of the object
• Details in feature articles

  • Must be exact, concrete, and vivid
  • Clear descriptions create mental images in the reader's mind
• Quotes in feature articles

  • Use colorful and interesting quotes
  • Paraphrase the other lines
• Sports articles


  • Focus on games and sporting events
  • To show the drama and excitement of the actual game to the readers
  • Sports news writer must be knowledgeable of the rules of the sport, details of the athletes, officials, and past records and plays
• Lead in sports articles

  • An attention-getter
  • Uses sports lingo
  • Contains a final score of the game
• Writing sports articles


  1. Use the inverted pyramid structure

  2. Report the story quarter by quarter

  3. Put their respective scores
• Types of Editorial Article

  • Interpretive
  • Critical
  • Persuasive
  • Praising