News

Different types of journalistic

writing
News Writing
Feature Writing
Editorial Writing
Sports Writing
News Writing
It follows a basic formula
5 W’s – refer to Who, What,
When, Where and Why
Depending on what the story is,
how and when you answer those
W’s may change.
Feature Writing
Tend to make more narrative
approach
Using opening paragraphs as scene-
setting narrative hooks instead of the
delivery of the most important facts.
Tells a story
 Editorial Writing
Presents the newspaper’s opinion on an
issue.
Reflects the majority vote. It is usually
unsigned
Build an argument which tries to persuade
readers
Meant to influence public opinion
 Sports Writing

Reports on sporting topics and games

Sports journalist do not concern themselves
with the serious topics covered by the news
desk
Sports coverage has grown in importance-
wealth, power and influence
 1. Look for an example of each
type of journalistic writing.
2. Note in which section each
example was found and explain
why they labeled the example as
they did.