News Item

This is a text which informs readers about events of the day where the events are considered newsworthy or important.

• News Item

• Title

• Main Events / Newsworthy event(s)

This tells what your News Item is all about.

• Main Events / Newsworthy event(s)

• Elaboration / Background event(s)

• Title / Topic

What is the purpose of a News Item?

• To read aloud

• To Inform and Present

• To gain popularity

This recounts the event in summary form.

• Resource of Information (Source)

• To Inform and Present

• Main Events / Newsworthy event(s)

This contains comments by participants in, witnesses to, and authorities expert on the event

• Resource of Information (Source)

• Elaboration / Background event(s)

• News Item

This elaborates what happened, to whom, in what circumstance

• Elaboration / Background event(s)

• Title/Topic

• Main Events / Newsworthy event(s)

You should conduct timely, in-person interviews with witnesses in making a News Item.

• True

• False

You should not conduct research, additional facts, and figures in making a News Items.

• False

• True

You should read your article out loud before publication.

• False

• True

What are the Four main Ws

• Wherever, Whenever, Whatever, Whoever

• Who, What, When, Where

• Which, Whom, Whose, While