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A NEWS REPORT
Unit 10
CONNECTIONS
Writing Workshop
1
To read and talk about a news report
To read for writing
To understand the structure of a news report
To write a news report about a school or community event
You are going to write a news report on a school or community event. Discuss with your partner.
GET READY FOR WRITING
1. What event would you like to write about?
2. What aspects are you going to include?
3. How is a news report normally organised?
Facts
First, you can hardly call it a news story without the facts. Otherwise, it quickly becomes an opinion piece or a lifestyle article. Not only does the public expect facts over opinions, they also expect the journalist to follow sound fact-checking procedures.
Tips on Writing a News Report
When writing a news report, it's important to concentrate on four elements - facts, context, impact, and emotion. How you combine these four elements will determine the success of your news story.
The facts answer the 5Ws (and H): who, what,