News Reporting
and Writing
Lecture one: Introduction
Lecturer: Asma
Ibrahim
Get to know each other?
Questions What do we need to be done
1. Self
Introduction
2. Class Rules
3. Lecturer
policies.
LECTURE OUTLINE
Overview of News
Purpose of news
Newsworthiness
Reporting & News Reporting
types of news reporting
Introduction
News reporters may sometimes require the use of
copyright material, such as short textual extracts or
clips from video footage, to report current events.
There is an exception to copyright for news
reporting that allows reporters to make use of
others’ work under certain circumstances.
In order to report current events, the reporter may
use copyright materials to provide information to
the public in relation to the respective events.
What`s New?
News is information about current events.
This may be provided through many different
media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems,
broadcasting, electronic communication, Digital
Media or through the testimony of observers and
witnesses to events.
News is sometimes called "hard news" to
differentiate it from soft media.
What is News?
News: Information about events, people, or issues
that the public wants or needs to know.
What kind of story do you look for in the
newspaper?
Purpose of news
Purpose of news Included
to inform and
educate readers on current affairs/events.
They are used to provide readers with information
they need/want to know about the world around
them.
To Entertain
Newsworthiness?
Newsworthiness: The criteria used to
determine what will appeal to readers in
the news.
What elements make a story
newsworthy?
Newsworthy Elements
Timeliness: Is the news current or new?
Human interest/Emotions: Is it about other people’s lives
and emotions?
Proximity: Is it happening nearby?
Prominence: Is it well known to your readers?
Consequence: Will it affect your readers in an important
way?
Conflict: Does it involve tension, surprise, or suspense?
Unusualness: Is the event uncommon?
5Ws and 1H of Report Writing
The 5 WS and 1H of journalism are who, where,
what, when, why, and how.
A reporter must need to answer all these five w's
and h questions through the reporting. Therefore,
these are the essential elements that the reporter
should keep in mind during writing and publishing
a news story.
5W’s & H
1. Who ( who is involved?)
2. Where ( where did it happen?)
3. What ( what is happening?)
4. When (when did it happen?)
5. Why (why did it happen?)
6. Also, how ( how it happens?)
What`s Reporting?
REPORTING is the activity of collecting
information from a given area and reproducing it
to someone who is responsible for approving that
activity.
News Reporting
News reporting involves discovering
all relevant facts, selecting and
presenting the important facts.
Basic Activities
•Reporting, Editing and Production are the most
widely recognized and identifiable with print
journalism.
•It is the front activity of Journalism
Process in Reporting Collecting
information includes
Seeing what is happening
Looking around for sights and visuals
Listening to the voices and sounds
Noting down relevant information
This includes names, places, dates, time, figures
and other statistics
Asking relevant questions
There are different types of news reporting which are as
under:-‑
Investigative Reporting: is finding, reporting and presenting news which other
people try to hide.
Court Reporting: Journalists often go to court to report on the cases being heard.
Accidence Reporting: Incident reporting is the process of recording worksite events,
including near misses, injuries, and accidents.
Political Reporting: is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all
aspects of politics and political science,
Fashion Reporting: involves researching and writing about the latest fashion trends
and styles.
Business Reporting: is guides strategic decision-making to help business leaders
plan ahead and work out budgets among other functions.
Sports Reporting: is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting
topics and competitions.
Specialized Reporting: also known Beat reporting, is a genre of journalism that can
be described as the craft of in-depth reporting on a particular issue, sector, organization or
institution over time.
What is NEWS And
what is not News?
What is or not News?
"Dog bites man" is not
news; "Man bites dog" is
news.
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