NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

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BY: HASANOVA XUMAR
How to Write a News Article

• Writing a news article is different from writing other articles or

informative pieces because news articles present information in a
specific way. It's important to be able to convey all the relevant
information in a limited word count and give the facts to your target
audience concisely. Knowing how to write a news article can help a
career in journalism, develop your writing skills and help you convey
information clearly and concisely.
Template Of A Newspaper Article
• You now know the steps on putting together a good news article but how should this
article be outlined. This outline will help you know how to write a newspaper article
example. This six-points outline will guide you in your writing, whether it is just practice or
for an assignment.
• The lead sentence: This sentence should be a captivating one, catching your audience’s
interest right from the start.
• Introduction: Answer the four W’s here and include supporting facts and figures.
• Opening Quotation: Let your audience know the people involved in the event.
• Main Body: Get to the heart of the story.
• Closing Quotation: Find a quotation that sums up the event.
• Conclusion: A conclusion is optional as you can end it with the closing quotation. These
sentences could consist of your own opinion of the event if you decide to add it.
Writing Your News Article
• 1-Start with the lead. 

• Begin with a strong leading sentence. News articles begin with a leading
sentence that is meant to grab a reader's attention and interest them. This is
one of the most important parts of the piece, so start with the good stuff when
writing a news article. Remember the inverted triangle.Your lead should be one
sentence and should simply, but completely, state the topic of the article.
• Remember when you had to write essays for school? Your lead is like your
thesis statement.
• Let your readers know what your news article is about, why it’s important, and
what the rest of the article will contain.
2-Give all the important details.

• The next important step to writing news articles is including all the
relevant facts and details that relate to your lead statement. Include
the basics of what happened, where and when it took place, who is
involved and why it's newsworthy.
• These details are important, because they are the focal point of the
article that fully informs the reader.
• If you are writing an opinion piece, this is where you will state what
your opinion is as well.
3-Follow up main facts with additional
information.
• After you've listed all the primary facts in your news article, include any additional information that
might help the reader learn more, such as contact information, additional facts about the topic or
people involved, or quotes from interviews.
• This additional information helps round out the article and can help you transition to new points as
you move along.
• If you have an opinion, this is where you will identify the opposing views and the people who hold
them.
• A good news article will outline facts and information. A great news article will allow readers to
engage on an emotional level.
• To engage your readers, you should provide enough information that anyone reading your news
article can make an informed opinion, even if it contrasts with yours.
• This also applies to a news article where you the author don’t state your opinion but present it as an
unbiased piece of information. Your readers should still be able to learn enough about your topic to
form an opinion.
4-Conclude your article.
• Congratulate your readers for sticking with you to the end by giving
the reader something to take away, like potential solutions to the
problem or challenges expressed in your article.
• Make sure your news article is complete and finished by giving it a
good concluding sentence. This is often a restatement of the leading
statement (thesis) or a statement indicating potential future
developments relating to the article topic.
• Read other news articles for ideas on how to best accomplish this. Or,
watch news stations or shows. See how a news anchor will wrap up a
story and sign off, then try to emulate that.
 Coach’s Resignation Shocks Community

Midfield High School students and fans alike were surprised when Coach Bill Addison submitted
his resignation on Thursday. While this announcement was made following the end of a 4 -6
season record—the Tigers’ first losing season in over 20 years—the school board maintains
that Addison was not asked to resign.

“Yeah, he may not have been forced to leave, but you still can’t help but wonder if maybe he
saw it coming and wanted to avoid the inevitable,” speculated one fan who wished to remain
anonymous.

Addison accepted the head coaching position at Midfield in 2007, when the Tigers were in the
middle of a downward slide from their glory days in the early 2000s, specifically their road to the
state title in 2002. After a slight turnaround in 2009 and 2010, when they lost only three and two
games respectively and still made the playoffs, the team fell to only 6-4 in 2011.

Rumors began to circulate that a coaching change might be in the works. However, the team
got off to a great start in 2012 with three consecutive wins to open the season. This was
followed by four losses in a row, including a devastating 45-3 loss to their archrivals, the Stoney
Brook Warriors. The team managed to win one more game, but then lost the last two against
unranked teams. Still, Thursday’s announcement came as a shock to many.

“We had no idea,” said quarterback Brody Jennings, a junior. “I mean, sure, it wasn’t our best
year, but you can’t win ‘em all. Coach Addison was a great coach, and the team really
respected him. We’re all very sorry to see him go.”

Coach Addison didn’t say much when contacted about his reason for leaving. He said he made
the decision that was best for his family and mentioned that they might be relocating from the
area entirely. Sources close to the family say that Addison’s father-in-law, who lives in
Mississippi, is in poor health and that the need to care for him may have partially prompted the
couple’s decision.

Whatever the reason, the school board now faces the task of filling the position with a candidate
who can revive the program and restore it to its former glory. Many wonder if assistant coaches
Tom Caffey or Ryan Young will vie for the position. Opposing coach Taylor Miller, of the Spring
Valley Lions, has also been rumored to have expressed an interest in coming to Midfield.

“We don’t really care who it is,” said receiver Justin Thomas, who will be a senior next season
when the new coach takes over. “We’re a close-knit team with some really good leaders coming
up through the ranks. I have no doubt we’ll be able to pull together and do a great job for
whomever the school board chooses.”
 Officer Outreach Program Shatters Stereotypes

BY JAMES MAGDEN

Elk Creek, Alberta – Any mention of teenagers and police officers in the same setting generally
conjures up images of wild house parties getting busted—which is precisely the image Sgt.
Karin Occino wants to change.

Starting September 1, the Alberta Police Station is organizing daily office hours, officially known
as “Officer Hours,” that place a designated sergeant at the high school for an hour each day in
an effort to improve relations between teens and the police in town.

“There wasn’t always such a strained relationship with the kids in this town,” said Occino. “A few
years ago, the majority of teens and youths knew most of the officers by name and viewed them
as a source of protection. Now it seems like we’re distrusted—seen only as the bad guy that
comes out and ruins their fun. That’s not how it’s supposed to be.”

Senior class president Carly Roy fully endorses the idea: “Having access to an officer who can
answer our questions and just maintain a presence in the school will be a really great step
toward keeping things friendly between us and the cops. They won’t just be these stiff, mean
people who are out to get us. It won’t be an ‘us vs. them’ thing anymore.”

Officers Roger Filmore, Cecilia Moore, and Guy Perrier have already volunteered to spend time
in the high school’s guidance office from 3 to 4 pm and talk to students on a first-come, first-
served basis.

“I remember being a kid,” said Sgt. Filmore, “and if you don’t know an officer personally, it’s
really easy to see us as intimidating or as jerks, depending on what you’ve been hearing from
other kids, siblings, or parents. I don’t want there to be any kids who don’t come to us because
they think we don’t care. We’re not just here to stop crime; we’re here to keep you safe in every
way possible, even if that just means giving advice.”

This initiative comes after the Police Commission revealed statistics that indicate the number of
infractions issued to youths and teens in town has more than doubled over the last five years.

Alberta High School Principal Hillary Souza says she worked with Sgt. Occino on the initiative
and she couldn’t be happier that the idea has come to fruition.

“This is a wonderful idea. Not to shine my own shoes here, but I think it’s just what these kids
need,” said Souza. “There have been some students here in the past who have gone astray,
unfortunately. I know for a fact that, if they had had a positive authority figure present, they
would have stayed on the right track.”