Writing news!

News style encompasses not only vocabulary and sentence structure, but also the way in which stories present the information in terms of relative importance, tone, and intended audience. 

Any good news story provides answers to each of these questions, the 5 w's

WHO?   WHAT?   WHEN?  WHY?  WHERE?

For example, you’re reporting on a drive-by shooting in a city, you’ll likely start with where the crime happened (what street or area of town for the local paper) and who was involved in the crime, when the crime happened, why it lead to the crime etc.

News stories also contain at least one of the following important characteristics relative to the intended audience:

Proximity, prominence, timeliness, human interest, oddity, or consequence.

More Tips!- news stories are good if they contain these:

It's About People:

News stories are all about how people are affected. such as concentrating

on the persons emotions or what they are doing.

 Have an Angle:

most stories can be presented using a particular angle or "slant". This is

a standard technique and isn't necessarily bad - it can help make the  

purpose of the story clear and give it focus.

Keep it Objective

If there is more than one side to the story, cover them all. Don't use "I"

and "me" unless you are quoting someone.

 Quote People

For example: "We're really excited about this competition this year it’s

so close!," says coach Mark Robinson"

 Don't Get Flowery 

 Keep your sentences short and snappy and the paragraphs also short. 

 don't use lots of heavily descriptive language as people will lose interest.