1. UNIT 1: WRITING FOR PRINT MEDIA (NEWSPAPER)

2. WHY DO PEOPLE READ NEWS AND FEATURES?

3. . to widen knowledge
• to reduce uncertainty
• to deepen understanding
• to solve problems
• to gain inspiration
• to be entertained

4. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEWS AND INFORMATION

5. In the railway station, you might have noticed the board displaying the train timings. That is information.
If a new train timetable is issued by the railways replacing the existing one with changes in train timings, that becomes news.

6. According to Cobb (2010), there are four types of readers: -

7. Heavy Readers
Reading newspapers between 16 minutes to 2 hours, Read front page, columnist, assumes that newspaper content are more complete than TV
Sporadic Readers
Reading the newspaper less than 16 minutes, reading an editorial column and advertisement.
Scanner Readers
Scan the information
Apathetic Readers
Not interested to read newspaper, Often assume there is no information in newspaper

8. News writing Features writing
GENRES OF PRINT MEDIA
News writing
Features writing

9. CONCEPT OF NEWS - News must be factual
- News is primarily about people, what they say and do
- What is news today is often not news tomorrow

10. NEWS WRITING FORMAT/ STRUCTURE
Choosing the correct structure to benefit your readers is critical to the success of your story.

11. 1
Headline/title
tells what the story is about. usually only four or five words. It tries to attract the interest of the reader by telling them what the story is about, in a short and interesting way 2
Byline/author
who wrote the story 3
Place line & date
Where the story reported 4
Lead
tells the most important facts. It will set the scene and summarise the main points of the article: who, what, when, where (how, why) 5
Body
provides more detail about the event, in particular it answers the questions how and why 6
Ending
gives something to think about

12. B. FEATURE WRITING
Focus on facts likely to entertain, inspire.
Because of their emphasis, they are also called human interest or color stories.

13. FEATURE WRITING FORMAT/ STRUCTURE
LEAD
The lead should grab the reader’s attention and reflect the focus of the story. The lead should transition into the nutgraph. Summary feature leads are the easiest to write and are often used for news features.
NUTGRAPH
The nutgraph, which is the paragraph that expresses the focus of the story, should be simple and direct.
BODY
The body should continue to reflect the focus of the story. Blend in the facts with descriptive writing and sprinkle in in the form of paraphrases and direct quotes.
END
The conclusion should complement, not compete with, the lead. It should present or reinforce the theme or point of the story.