News article

The BYLINE includes

• the name of the newspaper

• the name of the article's author

• the description of a photo

• the title of the news article

The title of the news article is called

• the caption

• the lead

• the headline

• quotation

The lead presents

• details and answers the questions What How and Why.

• secondary information and answers the questions How and Why.

• the most important information and answers the questions Who, Why and How.

• the most important information and answers the questions Who, What, Where and When.

Pictures

• catch the reader's attention.

• show the most important information.

• describe the news article.

• fill in the blank spaces in a newspaper's front page.

Headlines are usually

• long and complex.

• short and strong.

• confusing.

• the only thing the reader reads.

The body of a news article presents

• a personal account of facts.

• limited information about the facts.

• a neutral view of the facts.

• as many perspectives of a fact as possible.

The body of a news article presents

• detailed information.

• limited information.

• information from a single source.

• no relevant information.

Quotations are used

• to add accuracy and credibility to the news article.

• to add the main intervenient's point of view.

• to make the news unbelievable.

• to make the news article sensational.

The conclusion of a news article

• presents the solution for the problem presented.

• wraps up the news or presents future developments.

• reveals the author's personal point of view.

• is what catches the reader's attention the most.

The first thing about a news article that catches the reader's attention is

• the lead.

• the byline.

• the name of the newspaper.

• the headline and the photos.