NEWS WRITING:JST 05105 10 NOV 2020: Presentation 2

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NEWS WRITING:JST 05105 10 NOV 2020

Presentation 2.

TYPES OF NEWS
TYPES OF NEWS

• Hard news, these are straight news that reports the most
important information and always follow inverted
pyramid style-meaning it brings the most newsworthy
information at the beginning. Eg; political news and
crime.
• Features news, these use story telling devices and details-
narrative way just like in novels and usually accompanied
by pics, illustrations, graphics, maps etc. do not use
inverted pyramid style. And may permit reporter to invert
his or her knowledge eg; spot features, trend stories,
profiles etc.
Different between news in print media and news in electronic media

1.Way of presentation
For example the gazette uses words, radio uses
audio and Tv uses audio and visual
2.Audiences
-Audience in print media are called readers,in redio
listeners and in Tv are called viewers
3.Time in deliverance
-Radio and TV deriver their stories on the same day
while newspaper is on the following day.

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