Evan Barnett

UWRT-1101-002
2/1/2015
Olivia Hines
Function
A news
article
serves to
inform us
about
events in
our world

Features

News Articles

It can feature information based on

people, time, location and other
background information relevant to
the article

Location

Topic Focus

Visual Aspects
and Layout

Length

Print (magazines,
newspapers)
Web Articles
To inform you of
certain events, or
sway you to a
certain perspective
(bias)
Usually starts with
a bold headline
with attention
grabbing words.
Then follows with a
sub-headline
slightly explaining
more. Lastly, the
article with all of
the relevant
information and
details.
Can be 2
paragraphs to
several pages. It
depends on the
event it is covering
and the medium
used to relay it.
(Print has a finite
amount of space)

Evan Barnett
UWRT-1101-002
2/1/2015
Olivia Hines
Structure

Subjects/
Agents/ Focus

Style and
Register

Grammar

Lexis

Headline, SubHeadline, Author,

Intro/Background
paragraphs/subseq
uent details.
The focus of the
authors is to
provide mostly
useful information.
Almost always
formal. Informality
usually leads to
discredited News
Agencies.
Usually Past tense.
Standard syntax,
but more advanced
techniques can be
used. Sentence
length is varied.
Names of people,
organizations and
their backgrounds.
Usually edited to be
understood by the
masses.