-an oral or written report of the past, present, or future event

-It should be factual, truthful, accurate,unbiased, and interesting

This may involve physical or mental conflictConflict involves tension, surprise, suspense, and opposing forces. Why do strikes make news? Wars?

Even sports events? They all have the element ofConflict. Humans are always in state of conflict with

The environment.

-struggle between a

character and an unexpected

force

-conflict that takes place inside the

character’s mind

This element emphasizes the newest angle ofthe story

The more recent the event, the more interesting it is to the reader.

“It’s NEW, if not, otherwise,it is old.”

This may refer to geographical nearness as wellas to nearness of kinship or interest

When it comes to news, people are not created equal. True, names make more news than others because of their

prominence. The famous, infamous, and the eccentric have a special appeal for the public. His element explains why the press follows movie stars, interviews governors, and

ran story after story.

Whatever is significant to the life of an individual is interesting to him. This is why newspapers sell ‘proverbial hotcakes’.

Important names make important news. Also, more names there are in the story, the better.

This adds color to the story. The more picturesque the background and the more dramatic the actions are, the more appealing the story is to the reader. The

public certainly loves a good show.

This refers to the strange or unnatural events, objects, persons, and places. An odd story is

interesting not because of its news value but because of the human-interest side of it.

Dad kills son with a single punch.“Dog bites man” vs. “Man bites dog”

May refer to:StereotypeGender empowermentRomance-related (marriage, divorce, etc.)

The onward and forward march of civilization or the progress of a country is chronicled step by step in the newspaper . This trend today is towards development communication. Reports on the significant changes in the established order and on scientific achievements are in order.

Stories of animals, especially those with talents are good reading matter because of their human-interest value.

Many names would also make many readers. Numbers or figures are parts of reports on a good

number of newsworthy events.

All the other elements of news mentioned above appeal to the emotion. But the term emotion here

includes the various human responses

A. Local News – reports of events that take place within the immediate locality

B. National News – news that takes place within the country

C. Foreign News – news that takes place outside the country

D. Dateline News- news preceded by the date and place of origin or place where it was written or filed

A. Advance or Anticipated- news published before itsoccurrence, sometimes called ‘dope’ or prognostication. The reporter foretells events expected to occur at a definite time in the future.

B. Spot News- news that are gathered and reportedon the spot.

C. Coverage News- news written from a given beat. Bothspot news and coverage news are good example of first-hand reporting

D. Follow-up News- a sequel to a previous story- Having a new lead of its own, it is a second, third, or subsequent chapter ofa serial.

A. Straight news- consists of facts given straight withoutembellishment

AIM: to inform- It uses the summary lead and is written

using the inverted pyramid structure.

B. News (feature)- featurized news distinguished from a feature article

- Based on facts, but it entertains more than informs- In writing a news-feature, the writer may give his

impressions, describe and narrate, but without resorting to biased opinion, without editorializing.

a. Single Feature or One-Incident Story- deals with an isolated event- a single fact is featured in the lead and isexplained further in the succeeding paragraphs

b. Several-feature , multiple-angled, or composite story- has several facts included in the lead in orderof importance

A. Fact Story- a plain exposition setting forth a single

situation or a series of closely related facts that inform- inverted pyramid design

B. Action Story- involves not mere simple facts but also of dramatic

events, description of persons and events, testimony ofwitnesses, as well as explanatory data.

C. Speech Report- news story usually written from a public address,

talks, and speeches

D. Quote Story- speeches, statements, and letters, and to some

extent, interviews when reported

E. Interview Story- news report written from an interview

A. Routine Story- celebrations, enrollment, graduation, election

Stories reported year in and year out

B. Police Reports- accident, fire, calamity, crime stories, kidnapping,

Terrorism, murder, and robbery

C. Science News

D. Developmental News

E. Sports Stories

A. News Brief- a short item of news interest, written like a brief

Telegraphic message

B. News Bulletin- similar to the lead of a straight news story- aims to give the gist (main idea)

C. News-featurette- short news-feature usually used as fillers

D. Flash- bulletin that conveys the first word of an event