How do you write a news story format?

The way a writer can write a new story will be discussed here. The writer has to follow the guideline of story writing to write an appropriate story. The guideline to write a new story contains five steps and that steps will be discussed here.

The five ‘W’s and the ‘H’

Before starting the new story, the writer must have a clear idea about the five ‘W’ and the ‘H’. The five ‘W’ contains who, what, where, when, and why. ‘H’ refers to how. A perfect news story delivers an answer to each of these questions. In a story, the writer has to provide the answer of who, what, where, when, why and how. If the writer is writing a suspense thriller then the writer has to provide an answer to all of these questions. For the ‘what’ part, the writer has to answer what it is and whether it is the first of its kind. For the ‘who’ part, the writer has to answer who is the central character of this story. Who else is involved? For the ‘where’ part the writer has to answer the place where it is based. The place of the storyline must be answered by the writer. After that, the writer has to provide the answer to the time period of the story. After that, the writer has to provide the answer to why. To explain all these questions the writer has to provide the answer to how.

The inverted pyramid

A journalist has to provide the most important facts at the start and works ‘down’ from there. The writer must provide enough information on the first paragraph. The key information must be highlighted in the first paragraph. It will give a good overview of the entire story.  In the next paragraph, the journalist can include less important information. It will give a good overview of the entire story. The rest of the article explains and expands on the beginning. A good approach is to assume that the story might be cut off at any point due to a lack of space.

People and their opinion

The story must affect people. By following the guideline the writer can make an attractive news story for the reader. To do that the writer has to target the audience. The writer has to focus on one or more individuals. The writer can quote the opinion of the people. It makes the news story more attractive and readable.

Have an angle

Most stories are written form a particular angle. It makes a clear story, which gives it focus. To avoid a boring story, the journalist can find an angle and try to pinpoint the most unusual aspect of the story.

Keep it simple

The writer must write a simple news story that contains each and every detail of the story. It will be a good idea to avoid formal language and complicated sentences. 

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