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How to write a Newspaper report

You would have to create a headline that captures the essence of the
event. It should excite the reader's curiosity. Exaggeration is effective in
this case.
Let’s take a look an example of a catchy headline:

Where you have to write a newspaper report about any sport


event that took place in your school. Give a headline like Wild
Cricket Match or Historical Cricket Match or Omegas Won the Cup After
23 years ans so on. This automatically creates a feeling of
excitement in the mind of the reader.

Add the byline after the headline, byline consists of the name of the reporter
who is reporting the event.

The place should be written just before the content. This is the reporter’s
current location.

Example- New Delhi: (your content)

After completing the initial points comes the content of your newspaper report.
The first paragraph should contain the 5W’s and 1H- What, Where, When,
Why, Who and How. What was the event that took place, when did it happen,
where did it take place, why did it happen and how did it occur.

Example on how to plan your first paragraph:

What - A cricket tournament


When - On the nineteenth of March 2021
Where - Omega International School, Chennai
Who - Team Blue won
Why - Annual Sports Event
How - By defeating team Team Yellow
The second paragraph should contain the testimonies of people who are related
to the event at hand. If you want to include what people said make sure it is in
direct speech (inverted commas) or indirect speech (no inverted comma).

Example on how to plan your second paragraph:

Reporting in direct speech:


“It was a tough match against the yellow team, but we won. I can't
express how I feel. Thank you all for supporting us.” said the Blue team
captain.
Reporting in indirect speech:
The Blue team captain said that the match was tough and the team
deserved the win, he also said that they worked really hard for the same.

In the third paragraph briefly talk about what will happen in the future
concerning the story. This is to develop an interest in the mind of the reader.

Example on how to plan your third paragraph:


 When will the next tournament be held
 How will the team members be rewarded.

"The winners of team blue received a cash prize of 1000


rupees. The authorities informed the next tournament will be
conducted on the same date next year."

Another pointer, use past tense at all times, since the reporter mentions an
event which already took place.

Wild Cricket Match

-(Your name)
(Location): On the 18th of March 2021, A cricket tournament was
organized in Omega School, Chennai. The tournament was organized
by the school authorities as part of their annual sports event. There
were four teams: Red, blue, yellow and green. The blue team won the
match defeating the yellow team in the finals.
The first match was between red and blue teams. Team blue quickly
eliminated team red in an hour. In the second round, it was team yellow
against green. Team yellow eliminated team green also in about an
hour. In the final round, team blue versus team yellow. After two hours,
team blue eliminated team yellow and won the tournament. After the
tournament, team blue's captain said, "It was a tough match against the
yellow team, but we won. I can't express how I feel. Thank you all for
supporting us."

The winners of team blue received a cash prize of 1000 rupees. The
authorities informed the next tournament will be conducted on the
same date next year. In the next tournament, there will be an addition
of three teams: Orange, pink and purple. "The stadium will be much
bigger than this, for the next tournament," informed the authorities.

Success Criteria:

-First paragraph 4 Ws (follow the structure for success (right)

-Expert or witness comments included to give weight to the story

-Don't use 'I', stay objective and unbiased. Just report the facts.

-Given the events in order (start to finish). Use time connectives (first, later, finally) to link
paragraphs/events.

-Most events will be described in the past tense 'The man was stabbed 18 times'. However this
may change in the headline (Man dies of stabbing!) and the final paragraph, which looks to the
future (Police are investigating the incident and are appealing for any witnesses. They will
release the full coroner's report tomorrow).

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