Report Writing Format for a Newspaper

Headline- A descriptive title which is expressed the news in short.

Byline- Name of the person writing the report along with the designation. It is generally
given in the question. Remember, you are not supposed to mention your personal details
in your answer.
Place and date of reporting- It is generally not mentioned in a magazine report separately,
but in a newspaper report, you have to.
Opening paragraph- It includes an expansion of the headline.  It needs to be short as it is a
general overview of the report.
Account of the event in detail– It is generally written in two parts: First, a complete
account of what happened in its chronological sequence (preferably), and second, the
witness remarks.
Concluding paragraph- This will include the action that has been taken so far or that will
be taken. It is the last paragraph of the report

2. Write a newspaper report on a Bus Accident taking ideas from the following hints:

Shimla, April 4, Bus skidded, Chamba district, Koti village, 10 killed, villagers, 25 injured,
third incident, mini truck accident, a pickup van fell into the gorge.

Answer                                                        Ten Killed In Himachal Accident

(Thursday, April 04, 2013, by TANS)

Shimla, April 4

The people were killed and 25 injured when a private bus skidded off the road and fell into
a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district Monday morning, police said. This is the
third major road accident in Chamba district in less than a month. The accident took place
in Koti Village, about 22 km from Chamba town where it was headed to. Superintendent
of police Madhusudhan told TANS over the phone from the spot. He said the injured were
admitted to the zonal hospital, some 450 km from state capital Shimla. The dead were
mainly men and belonged to nearby villages.
Last month, 32 members of a marriage party were killed when their mini-truck rolled into
a 500-metre deep gorge near Sherpur village, some 50 km from Chamba.
On the same day in the other accident, a pick up a van carrying employees of a private
company executing a hydropower project fell into a gorge near Bharmour, 65 km from
Chamba, killing nine people on the spot.... Read more at:
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