From the list of topics provided, choose ONE to research and write a newspaper article, reporting the latest research and development AND impacts the technology has on society/economy/politics/ethics.
Approximate length: 700 words
Outline available here: Outline
Due date: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013
What to submit: (1) article - typed and printed; (2) bibliography; (3) rubric (pink sheet)
Structure of News Reports
News reports aim to provide readers (viewers and listeners) with information in an interesting way. Editors of newspapers choose to publish news reports which are ‘news-worthy’. Newsworthy means having a particular type of appeal, for example, human interest, location, the unusual, a disaster, timing, prominent people, conflict, suspense, progress or wide impact. In a news report the most important facts are given first so that the audience can quickly understand what happened, who was involved, where it happened, when and why.
Structure of Articles
A headline should be an eye-catching summary of the report. It often sensationalises the event. The introductory paragraph is called the lead. It contains the most important information of the article. The least important details come last. This structure is known as the ‘inverted pyramid’ (or ‘inverted triangle’) structure.
Structure of Articles
A headline should be an eye-catching summary of the report. It often sensationalises the event. The introductory paragraph is called the lead. It contains the most important information of the article. The least important details come last. This structure is known as the ‘inverted pyramid’ (or ‘inverted triangle’) structure.
News reports are written this way so that by reading the headline and the lead, readers can get the main information quickly without having to read the entire report. It also means that, if necessary, information can be edited from the end of the article without taking away the important parts.
{taken from http://mediareading.blogspot.ca/2007/03/test.html}
