News style, journalistic style, or news-writing style is the prose style used for news reporting in media such as newspapers, radio and television. News writing attempts to answer all the basic questions about any particular eventwho, what, when, where and why the Five Ws and also often howat the opening of the See more. Newspapers generally adhere to an expository writing style. Over time and place, journalism ethics and standards have varied in the degree of objectivity or sensationalism they incorporate. It is considered See more. News stories are not the only type of material that appear in newspapers and magazines. Longer articles, such as magazine cover See more. Journalistic prose is explicit and precise and tries not to rely on jargon. As a rule, journalists will not use a long word when a short one will do. They use subject-verb-object construction and vivid, active prose see Grammar. They offer anecdotes, examples and See more. Parks, Bill. Basic News Writing PDF. Ohlone College. Ideological Pl