Chapter 5: What's the source?

• The purpose of a headline is to grab the attention of the viewer or listener.
• Headlines need to be short and punchy.
• Headlines are words printed in large letters as the title of a story in newspaper.
• Headlines uses a combination of two nouns or nouns and adjectives.

  For e.g. "Petrol cost soars" "Cash cut-back threat"
• Headlines uses simple present tense of verbs and infinitive form of verb to express future. For e.g. "Inflation hits highest peak" "President to call election in summer."
• Caption is a title for a picture or illustration.
• Columns is the vertical blocks of print into which a page of newspaper or magazine is divided.
• News reports use photographs with captions to attract the readers' attention and to illustrate the stories and ideas in a paper.
• Text in photographs uses columns to make it easier to read and some texts are bolded in bright colours to catch the readers' attention.
• The first page of a newspaper carries the most recent and exciting news.
• This is an example of headline.

  
• This is an example of headline.

  
• This is an example of headline.

  
• This is an example of caption.

  
• This is an example of caption. {Line below picture}

  
• This is an example of column.

  
• This is an example of column.

  
• What is News?


  Recently reported events, stories, or information made publicly available
• The purpose of news is to inform us about events that have happened or to narrate events that are happening. It can also analyse events and entertain us or give advice.
• Human interest is an important feature of newspaper so it can appeal to the interest of readers. It describes the experiences or emotions of individuals to which readers can relate.
• "The accident was witnessed by a 17-year-old blonde youth wearing blue jeans and a red sweatshirt. The victim, Andrea Lee, 55, was taken to hospital but later discharged and returned to her $500,000 in the country" - This passage uses Human Interest.
• Journalists use sentence openers, exaggeration, mixture of direct and reported speech, connecting sentences in different ways to make the article more interesting.
• Journalists uses passive voice "A pedestrian was knocked down in High Street yesterday afternoon" to avoid reporting who was responsible for an action.
• This is an example of news.

  
• Bias is a particular feeling either for or against something, showing favouritism.
• Facts vs Opinions

  Facts are based on evidence and can be verified, while opinions are subjective and personal.

  Examples of facts: "The capital of France is Paris", "Human body is made up of approximately 60% water".

  Examples of opinions: "Best movie of all time", "New policy is good idea", "Team's chances of winning championship are low"
• "The ageing Roger Federer took a while to get into the game while his more agile younger opponent rushes towards a first-set victory" is an example of Bias.
• "The basketball player, who is confined to a wheelchair, scored 3 goals." is an example of Bias.
• Angle is a point of view behind a writer's presentation of a topic.
• Active voice is where the subject carries out the action and the verb is in the past tense.
• "The president addressed the audience" is an example of active voice.
• Passive voice is when subject is acted on by the verb.
• "The audience was addressed by the president" is an example of passive voice.