Writing News
· Every news has four parts. They are as follows.
1) Headline-
a) Use of present tense.
b) Omission of articles.
c) Use of minimum words.
d) First letter of each word is in capital letters.
e) Written in bold type.
2) Dateline-
a) Name of place.
b) Name of month.
c) Date.
d) Source of news.
3) Lead / Intro-
a) Short paragraph giving information of questions
what, who,
where, when, how etc.
b) Written in about 30 words or three lines.
c) It is written in simple past tense.
4) Main body of news-
a)
It is a continuing paragraph giving the information of
the
incident in details.
b) It is written in simple past tense.
c) The most important information is
written initially
then less important
information is written.
Expansion of News Headline-
Q. Read the following news headline.
Write a dateline, lead paragraph and a continuing paragraph.
1) 30 school children killed in
bus-truck accident.
Ans-
30 School Children Killed in
Bus-Truck Accident
Pune,
March 4
P.T.I.
Thirty school children were killed on the
spot and several others were seriously injured as there school bus collided
with a truck on the Pune-Mumbai highway yesterday, around four o’clock in the
evening.
About fifty students from St. Josef
School, Saniwar Peth, Pune along with five teachers were coming back from two
day picnic in Mahabaleshwar. A truck tried to overtake their school bus causing
the fatal accident. The cleaner of the bus and the driver of the truck also
expired. Three teachers and some of the children were admitted to the Sancheti Hospital
2) Flood Situation Grim In Mumbai
Ans-
Flood Situation Grim In Mumbai
Mumbai,
July 26
By
a Staff Reporter
Sudden shower on Friday morning lashed the
city of Mumbai
Heavy rains accompanied by lightning and
thunder attacked Mumbai to disturb its life and activities. The students and
office workers were struggling to come home. The water entered in many parts of
the suburbs. All the first floors of each building which were in
deep places
were gone under water. Few buffalos and cattle were lying dead drowning in the
water. The sudden rainfall started around 8 o’clock in the morning and
continued for eight long hours. The railway tracks were overflowed and the
trains were delayed. Due to strong water flow vehicles could not move on the
roads. The police and military soldiers were helping the affected people,
reports our staff reporter.
3) Ten Killed in Bomb Blast
Ans- Ten
killed in Bomb Blast
Our
Reporter
Eight persons and two children were
killed in major explosion of a powerful bomb kept in a cycle in a busy area in Bhopal
The explosion which damaged many
vehicles also resulted in serious injuries to twenty persons. The injured
persons were carried to the municipal hospital. Police suspects the hand of the
militants in this bomb attack. Security in the capital has been tightened. The
Prime Minister and the Chief Minister have expressed shock and grief over the
incident. The Chief Minister declared Rs.2 lakhs for the dead while Rs. 25
thousand for injured, reports our reporter.
