News Writing

News Writing

Expansion of News Items

Parts of news :-

Headline-

a)   Use of active voice

b)   Omission of articles

c)    Omission of structural words

d)   Use of minimum words.

e)   First letter of each word should be in capital

f)     Use of present tense.

 Dateline-

a)   Name of place where the news event happen.

b)   Name of the month

c)    Date in digits

d)   Source of news – PTI or Our Reporter

Lead or Intro-

a)   Short paragraph leading the story.

b)   Answers of questions – Who, What, When, Where, How and Why

c)    Written in about thirty words or in three lines.

d)   Written in simple past tense.

 The main body of the news –

a)   It is the continuing paragraph of the news.

b)   It gives the detailed account of the news.

c)    Written in simple past tense.

d)   The most important event is given in the beginning while less important events are given after that. The details of the news are given in the descending order of their importance.

Q. Read the following headlines of news items. Choose any one of them. Write the dateline, the lead paragraph and the short continuing paragraph.

1) Five killed in Bus Jeep Collision

1) Ans-

Five Killed in Bus Jeep Collision

Dhule, May, 5 (Our Reporter)                Five persons were killed and two others seriously injured when a speeding jeep hit a bus carrying forty passengers near Dhule last night. The accident took place due to the breakdown of jeep.       The scene was really horrible as the collided jeep seen to be broken into two pieces killing two men and three women on the spot. People from nearby fields came to help the affected persons.

The injured were admitted to the municipal hospital. The dead bodies were sent for post mortem examination.         The bus was going to Dhule and the jeep was coming from opposite side. The jeep driver could not control his jeep so the accident took place. The police have registered an offence against the jeep driver. The minister of home declared rupees fifty thousand to the dead persons while rupees ten thousand for the injured persons reports our reporter.

 

Other Questions:

2) Flood Situation Grim In Mumbai

3) Masked men shoot Bank Manager

4) 30 Died in a train Crash

5) Teachers on One Day Strike

6) Independence Day celebrated

7) India wins 20- 20 Match

8) Padmashri Purskar Presented

9) Blood Donation Camp Organised

10) Teachers Day Celebrated

11) Tree Plantation Programme Held

 

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