WRITING NEWS REPORT

NEWS REPORT

A report is a news article or broadcast which gives information about

something that has just happened.

1. The Lead
Most Essential Info
5w &1H (who, what, when, where, why, & how

2. The Body
Essential & Details Info
3. The Tail
Less Essential Info
(Extra Information)

Inverted Pyramid Style of News Writing

PARTS OF A NEWS REPORT

1. HEADLINE
• It is the heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or
magazine.
• It must be catchy to attract the readers.

Ex. COVID-19 deaths soar high in Cebu City

2. LEAD PARAGRAPH
• It informs the reader of the most important aspects of the story as soon as
possible.
• It is often the only part of the story that people read.
Use the 5Ws rule:
• WHO (is involved) • WHAT (took place)
• WHEN (did it take place) • WHERE (did it take place)
• WHY (did it happen) • HOW (did it happen) – only include
this if there is space

Example:
This evening at about 10:00 p.m. at Malaya Hotel, the Senator, while at the
lobby with his family, was shot by an assassin, by a riding in tandem.
Who? – The senator What? – The senator was shot by an
assassin
When? – At about 10:00 pm Where? – At Malaya Hotel
How? – The senator while at the lobby with his family was shot by an
assassin or riding in tandem.

3. BODY of the News Report gives more details and provides more
information about the WHY and HOW of the story.

4. TAIL contains the less important information which is often omitted by the
newspaper editor if there is not enough space left in the newspaper.

Hints:
• Your News Report should be easy to understand, every news story
should be able to be read by a twelve-year-old learner.
• Try to be fair – include both sides of the story and don’t let your opinion
get in the way of reporting the facts.
Four basic different types of speech according to purpose:
1. Informative- provides interesting and useful information to audience.
Example:
Municipal Health Office (MHO) telling the community on precautionary
measures to avoid the spreading of virus.

2. Demonstrative- teaches you something that includes a demonstration of

how to do the thing.
Example:
How to do proper hand washing

3. Entertainment- provides pleasure and enjoyment that makes the

audience laugh.
Example:
Telling about a hilarious movie

4. Persuasive- to convince people or change in some way; to start doing

something.
Example:
Convince to become an environmentalist.

INFORMATIVE SPEECH
An informative speech is one that intends to educate the audience on a
topic.
INFORMATIVE SPEECH
This type of speech uses:
• Descriptions
• Demonstrations
• Vivid details
• Definitions to explain a subject, person, or place the audience want to
understand.

Types of informative speech:

1. Descriptive - helps the speaker create an accurate mental picture in
the mind of an audience regarding a specific person, place, or thing.
2. Demonstrative- describes how to perform an action.
3. Explanatory- explains the state of a topic.
4. Definition- explains a concept or theory regarding a topic.

Graphic Organizers
What is Graphic Organizers?
A graphic organizer, also known as knowledge map, concept map, story
map, cognitive organizer, advance organizer, or concept diagram, is a
communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge,
concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them.

Why Graphic Organizers?

What do effective educators had to learn to enhance students understanding
and retention of lessons taken in class?
What are the uses of Graphic Organizers?
-Help students sequence information
-Help students organize their thoughts in a logical way
-Help students organize information visually
-Help students develop analysis skills to be able to formulate plans,
processes
-Help students evaluate criteria for decision making
-Help students analyse and prioritize information
-Help students determine cause-effect relationship
-Help students cluster and brainstorm ideas and information

Types, Uses and Examples of graphic Organizers

Types Uses Example
Star/web Use to show definitions, Fishbone Map,
attributes, examples, and, Spider Web
brainstorming
Chart/Matrix Use to show attributes, T-chart, Venn Diagram,
comparing and contrasting, Compare-Contrast
and evaluating Matrix, PMI, Continuum
Scale, Ranking, KWLH
Tree/Map Use to show classifications, Network Tree, Cerebal
pedigrees, analysis of structures, Chart, Questions,
attributes, examples and Categories, Hypothesis
brainstorming Matrix
Chain Use to show processes, Bridging Snapshots,
sequences, causes and effects, Human Interaction
and chronology Outline
Sketch Use to show physical structures,
description of places, spatial
relationship, concrete objects,
and visual objects