News Article
News - timely and factual narration of past, present and future event - could be presented through oral, written or visual medium
Characteri stics of a
Accuracycorrectness of statements, names, figures, or other information
Objective- does not take side and devoid of any impartiality Factual- consists of actual person and events with nothing invented
Balance- gives proper emphasis on each fact in relation to other fact; gives attention to both sides in a controversial issue
Concise- short enough to contain the most important facts Timely- freshness or immediacy of the event
Straight news- The data are presented in direct fashion using summary lead News feature- The data are presented indirectly through the use of novelty lead.
BASIC STRUCTURES OF NEWS