NEWS WRITING

DIRECTION: Below are different versions of a story for a piece of news. On a separate sheet of
paper, construct a 7 – 9 paragraph news story based on the following interviews:

From a policeman:
“The red car was speeding from Recto Avenue to Dagupan Street when a cargo truck
from Dagupan Streer swerved left. The owner of the car obviously did not notice the oncoming
truck. So, it did not slow down. It was the truck driver’s fault but he said he lost his brake and
could not do anything but went left to avoid hitting a pedestrian. The man in the car was severely
injured but his companion, an old lady, died on the spot. Identified through his ID card, he was
Randal Benitez, 25 years old, of Retiro, La Loma Quezon City and the old lady, Crisanta
Benitez, 55 years old, was his mother.”

From a pedestrian:
“I just saw the red car coming from Recto and a big truck going to its direction. Suddenly
I heard a loud bang and I saw blood on the side-mirror of the car. The man was brought to
Cabiao General Hospital but the old woman died.”

From a street vendor:

“I have been here since nine o’clock this morning. A few minutes later, I saw the red car
hitting the big truck. The woman in front covered her face with her bag. When the policeman
opened the car, she was already dead. But the man was still alive although the front side of the
car was crumpled like a piece of paper.”

From another policeman:

“A cargo truck should not be around the busy streets from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The driver
is now charged of violating the law on trucks carrying heavy cargoes. Negligence and reckless
driving resulting to serious injury and death are also filed against him.”