CHAPTER 3

NEWS STORY STRUCTURE

 News story
structure
is designed in such a way that it answers both the
fast delivery of news demanded by its readers and
its fast construction by its procedures.

is more popularly known as " Inverted

pyramid"format.
 Inverted Pyramid
This format facilitates the work of the editors because
climax the first paragraph of the story (the lead);

details
guides them in writing the headline;

secondary
allows them to easily shorten the story if there's not
details
enough space in the newspaper.

Journalism structure
 THE LEAD

- it is the first paragraph of the

news story and at the same time serves as its climax.
 Two types of Lead

Traditional
Alternative
 Alternative lead
apart from the traditional W's and H's They are also called "delayed" leads
leads today's journalist rely on more because they only give a "clue" to what
colorful leads to attract readers. the story is about instead of Informing the
reader.
They are called "alternative "because they
sometimes break convention or even rules
of grammar .
 Common Type of Alternative
Leads

1. Punch lead - A punch lead is 2 .Picture /descriptive lead - This type of

brief,witty,and sometimes paradoxical lead is vivid word picture of an event.
statement .
Example: Dressed in while Polo barong
Example 1: The dream is over. The and with diploma in their hands,1,500
Beatles are back! graduated marched down the stage to the
tune up of Osmeña High March.
Example 2: Victory Day! Magsaysay
high school celebrated on march 18th
fifth victory in the city wider journalism
contest.
 Common Type of Alternative
Leads

3. Direct address lead - violating news
writing convention of writing in the third
person . This lead is written using the 2nd
person "you" with the aim of forgetting
specific readers.This lead is directly
speaks to the reader.
Example: "if you have a shape like a
pear ,don't let it bother you . You are more
likely to succeed I. Life tha. Most people .
4. Contrast lead - this lead uses the
comparison of two conventional
extremes.
- this is usually used for personality
profiles but it can be used for crime
stories as well.
 Common Type of Alternative
Leads

5. Question lead - this lead uses a 7. Literary allusion lead - usually used for
pertinent question which the same time features this lead make use of a famous
serves as the key idea of the story. lines from popular literature or well-
known proverbs.

6. Quotation lead- for news story, this

lead uses a succinct remark or a bold
statement from a speech or an interview.
For or features, this lead may also be
called from historical figures will known
letters were even the Bible.
Writing the lead is the hardest part of news writing, because it is not only an
exercise for skill but also of judgment. choosing the right lead means choosing
the right angle of the story and using the best way of starting it.

The poem:
Jack and Jill went up the hill, to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
and Jill came tumbling after.
THE END