A description to write of an event being highlighted on a newspaper is known as news articles, news story, news report, reporting facts and events. To write news articles we have to mention following attributes i.e Title, place, date, introduction, Elaboration, current activities and source.
Introduction all attributes to write news articles
Here, the some introduction we have to mention before write news articles:
Title of articles
The summary of the incident is written at first. It is in a small sentence or a phrase. Mostly helping verbs are not used. All the letters of the title are capital letters. Or all main words of the title begin with a capital letter. It is placed in the middle of the page upside.
Example: 12 KILLED IN A BUS ACCIDENT Or 12 Killed in a Bus Accident, NEPAL BEAT BHUUTAN 1-0 Or
Nepal Beat Bhutan 1-0
Write Place of events on articles
The place where the accident happened or where the news was received from is mentioned in the left-hand side below the title. example: Nepal Beat India 1-0, Delhi
Write Date on articles
The date when the incident happened is written just after the place beside it. It must be at least one day earlier than the published date of the newspaper. example: Nepal Beat Bhutan 1-0 Kathmandu, May 15
Write introduction of articles
In one or two sentences main incident is mentioned. It is also called gist of the news. It is started from just below the place and date. Example:
Nepal Beat Bhutan 1-0 Kathmandu, January 21,
The National Gold Cup competition which was held in Dasharath Stadium is now over.
Write Elaboration of event on articles
The incident is mentioned in detail how and why it happened. Example:
Nepal Beat Bhutan 1-0 Kathmandu, January 21,
The National Gold Cup competition which was held in Dasharath Stadium is now over. Nepal beat Bhutan by 1-0 which was scored by Anup Shrestha. There were no goals after half time.
Write current activities on articles
This part mentions the present situation of the incident such as police-investigation, compensation, shouting slogans, demanding something, arrestment etc. Example:
e.g. Nepal Beat Bhutan 1-0 Kathmandu, January 21,
The National Gold Cup competition which was held in Dasharath Stadium is now over. Nepal beat Bhutan by 1-0 which was scored by Ryan Sah. There were no goals after half time. The cup was handed over to the captain of the team and the best player award was given to
Ryans sah.
Write source on articles
Mainly the names of newspaper agencies are given such as: R.S.S. (Rastriya Samachar), [Nepal], PTI (Press Trust of India), U.N.I. (India), Sin-hu-wa (China), AF.P, Tass (Russia) e.g.
Nepal Beat Bhutan 1-0
Kathmandu, January 21,
The National Gold Cup competition which was held in Dasharath Stadium is now over. Nepal beat Bhutan-by 1-0 which was scored by pradip Sah. There were no goals after half time. The cup was handed over to the captain of the team and the best player award was given to Pradip sah.
Some tips of writing a news report or articles
- Title is written in Capital letters/ Mostly title is written in simple present or simple past tense.
- Mainly use the sentence in past tense.
- Passive sentences of past tense are more sensible.
Sample exercise to write news report
Let’s start sample exercise to write a news articles
(1) Write a news articles for the following outline. Give a suitable title:
A bus (4532 NA) going to Pokhara ….. collided with a truck……10 killed on spot ….. 2 died in hospital.
12 Killed in a Bus Accident
Kathmandu, February 19th
A bus that had just left Kathmandu for Pokhara collided with a truck which was speeding. The bus number N.A. 4532 was about to turn when the accident happened near a place where two roads join. Nine passengers who were travelling on the bus and one pedestrian who was nearby, were killed on the spot. Two people, including the man who was driving the truck, died in hospital later.
(2) Write a brief News articles using the clues in the box:
- A week of heavy rain.
- Rivers (Mechi, Kankai, Koshi, Kamala, Bagmati with their tributaries) over flowed.
- Affected areas: Terai (Jhapa, Morang, Saptari, Dhanusha, Rautahat) Damage: 50 dead, thousands homeless, 150 livestock, paddy crops, crores of rupees.
- Relief work.
- Rs. 500 a family given by the Government.
Heavy Flood in Eastern Nepal
Dhanusha – May. 20th
After long drought throughout Nepal, now there has been a week of heavy rain. All the rivers [Mechi, Kankai, Koshi, Kamala, Bagmati with their tributaries (T )] have been over-flowed. The flood has affected the Terai areas (Jhapa, Morang, Saptari, Dhanusha, Rautahat) and has damaged much. The reporter says that 50 persons have died and thousands have become homeless. It has damaged 150 livestock and paddy crops of crores of rupees. Relief work has been started and Rs.500 a family has been given by the government.
Sample Question for exercise to write news articles
- Write a news articles on the following headlines. Use the clues given below:
A passenger bus (Lu. 1 Kha 3261)… Bhairahwa to Kathmandu… Krishna Lama of Nuwakot died while undergoing treatment at Kawasoti… 18 others injured in a road accident at Tamsaria VDC ward no.9… in Nawalparasi district on Wednesday morning of the hospitalized passengers in Bharatpur and Butwal, 6 serious, according to the Police. - Write a news articles for the following incident with the help of the given clues and supply the suitable title:
A wave in the Phewa lake… a tourist boat upset… two of them drowned… three swam across —–four still missing… no information… search is still on. - Write a news articles complaining of the bad quality and inadequate Supply of Water in your town/village. Use the following clues to complete your article:
Use of water in our daily life provision of water supply in your place bad quality and inadequate … lack of cleanliness and good sanitation … communicable disease… leakage of water… suggestion to the authority … probable pressure from the public.
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