WRITING A NEWSPAPER REPORT

Components of a Newspaper Report 1. Headline News reports must have a headline. Choose the punchiest (attention-grabbing) headline for the story to attract your readers’ attention

Components of a Newspaper Report 1. Headline Example: Bob Beamon leaps into history!

Components of a Newspaper Report 2. Introductory Paragraph The introductory paragraph usually states the most important facts first, which summarises briefly what happened, who, where and when the event took place.

Components of a Newspaper Report 2. Introductory Paragraph Example: Who American athlete, Bob Beamon, produced an extraordinary, record-breaking feat, yesterday at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. He struck gold in the men’s long jump final and broke the previous record by a staggering 55cm. When What Where What

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body The body of the report usually consists of several paragraphs.

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body (A) It should contain detailed information like the background scenario, the name of the people involved, the way the event happened or the events that took place before the event reported in the headlines and introductory paragraph.

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: What happened before it Earlier this week, the lanky 22 year-old struggled in the qualifying rounds. He missed two jumps and made two foul jumps. He managed to qualify for the final with a jump of only 8.19m.

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: But yesterday, Beamon hit his best form. He thundered down the runway, hit the take-off board with his right foot and soared into the air. He produced a monumental leap of 8.90m.

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body (B) Whenever possible, include comments and quotes from audience or witnesses to give credibility to your report. Such spoken accounts may be directly quoted using quotation marks or direct speech.

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: Afterwards, Olympic legend Jesse Owens, who was watching Beamon from the stands, said, “As soon as he went up in the air, I knew he had a world record.” Quotes

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: In an interview later, Beamon said, “I had hoped I could exceed 8.50m, but to jump over 8.90m was just mind-blowing.” Quotes

Components of a Newspaper Report 4. Photographs ‘A picture paints a thousand words.’ Include photographs to give your readers a clearer picture of the event and an interesting caption to describe the picture.

Components of a Newspaper Report 4. Photograph Example: Caption

Components of a Newspaper Report 5. Conclusion It is good to end your report with a short concluding line or paragraph to finish up the story. A good way to do so is to comment on the events reported or to point to the future on what is expected to happen next.

Components of a Newspaper Report 5. Conclusion Example: Comments of the event The Mexican Games will long be remembered for this one event, in which Bob Beamon created track and field history.

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Let us look at another example of a newspaper report of a sports event.

Components of a Newspaper Report 1. Headline Example: STARTING THEM YOUNG

Components of a Newspaper Report 2. Introductory Paragraph Example: On Friday, nearly 400 students from 32 primary schools took part in the H-TWO-O Under-10 Football Fiesta 2008’s five-a-side football tournament. When Who What

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: The Football Association of Singapore organised the event, which ran from 7.30am – 5.30pm and was held at Jurong West’s Fico Sports Hub, which boasts Asia’s largest futsal football arena. Details Where

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: In the final, Kranji Primary School narrowly edged out St Stephen’s School 1-0. Yangzheng Primary placed third while Loyang Primary came in fourth. Details

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: The guest-of-honour at the event, FAS head of grassroots, Jita Singh, handed out the prizes to the winners. Details

Components of a Newspaper Report 3. Body Example: Watching from the sidelines was FAS technical director, Slobodan Pavkovic. “I’m happy to see children in Singapore start playing competitively from such a young age.” Quote

Components of a Newspaper Report 4. Photograph Example: Caption

Components of a Newspaper Report 4. Photograph Example: Caption

Components of a Newspaper Report 5. Conclusion Example: “We share the same belief that it is never too young to start developing a passion for football. In fact, we will be working with the youngsters in another event in July,” said Jita Singh, the former Singapore coach. Future