News reports

In a news report, expert or witness accounts add weight to the story.

• True

• False

Most news reports are written in what tense?

The use of pronouns, such as 'I' and 'me', is recommended.

• True

• False

In a news report, the writer uses the following to link paragraphs and events.

• Adverbs

• Prepositions

• Lists

• Time connectives

A news report must never end with a prediction of the future

• True

• False

What is a Lead in a News Article?

• Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why

• Is a long introduction to the article

• Has quotations from authority figures

• Contains who wrote the article

What is the byline?

• The title of the article

• Contains the name of the place where the story took place

• The secondary heading for the article

• Contains the name of the person who wrote the article

Why are news reports written?

• To inform the world of terrible stories that lead to death and other unfortunate events

• To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally

• To make sure people have jobs

• To give people something to do in the morning when they drink their coffee

What is a headline?

• The person who wrote the article

• The beginning of the actual article

• The end of the actual article

• The title of the news report

The order of an article is...

• Lead, headline, byline, and summary paragraphs

• Headline, summary paragraphs, lead, and byline

• Headline, byline, lead, and summary paragraphs

• Headline, summary paragraphs, byline, and lead