News report
Headline - short and catchy and it has to grab the reader's attention
Placeline: state where the event happened
Byline: the name of the writer
Photo-illustrates the event
Paragraphs :
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lead paragraph
4W ( Who? What? Where? When?d
paragraph 2
explain with details what it is mentioned in the lead paragraph
paragraph 3
quotations( at least one)
paragraph 4
add any additional information that the reader might be interested in
Characteristics
Real life event
Few words but a lot of information
Factual- information - objective
Short paragraphs
Formal and objective language
Quotes from witnesses or the protagonists of the event
Third person - as an outsider