How to write a News Article
- Abir Maheshwari
- Jun 21, 2019
- 2 min read
As per the request, I came up with some points on how to write a news article. I was going through the internet and also gathering some information from my media-related friends. They told me to go through an inverted pyramid structure.
I will try to keep it simple as this article is not a piece of news on literature .. Hahaha! Just kidding.
In the inverted pyramid structure, an important chunk of information is kept in the beginning, then it should cover additional information and accordingly, information is structured in order of importance.
I don't want to share the same information which is already there but I will try to put it forth in simplest form.
1. Keep your headline short and catchy, not attentive and informative. People in our world just try to show or might be actually running a busy schedule. So, they search for simple and attractive content.
2. Always remember before starting any article mention who is the teller of your story? Or who wrote this story?
3. Now, just lead and keep the explanation limited. Find out the way to keep the sentence simpler as much as you can. Connect Who, What, When, Where, Why and How with the explanation. Don't always push yourself to write standard styles. Just try to be narrative and interactive. You can also include direct quotes from witnesses or bystanders. If there is information which is supposed to be given in, it should not bother the reader's mind to absorb the given information.
4. If there is any additional information which is not so essential and least prioritized, then it should be placed at the bottom of your news article. Or some similar event an article to relate with.
Just keep some points in your mind that news articles are not for fun. It connects people to people by giving them an awareness of this current world events. One should not give a false and unwanted segment of information. Your interest should lie in journalism before you start writing news articles.
I hope this article has helped you in having a comprehensible idea about writing a news article. Don't forget to let me know what your views are on it.
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